Beeson Bridge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWashington Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 208 jobs in Washington Township; 437 of its residents have a job. Washington Township grades C− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 28% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Washington Township at work: what stands out
Washington Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Washington Township is Indianapolis, 55 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (53) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Washington Township
28% of Washington Township workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 437 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Washington Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Washington Township is better than 16% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Washington Township’s grade up ($73,902, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 12% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Washington Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Washington Township could be anywhere from D− to B.
Where in the region Washington Township works
About 30% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily trip from Washington Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Washington Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 502 commuters (the 28% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The daily commute in and out of Washington Township
On a workday 425 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 196 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
12% of working residents work in Indianapolis
Where Washington Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Washington Township makes things: 76% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2014 → 2024: 202 → 208. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Washington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Washington Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 17.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 701 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 29.2% of Washington Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Washington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Washington Township next to U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000: 4,656th of 6,308 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 9 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 112 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 123 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
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| 4,654 | St. Charles MI | 1,941 | $50K | 15.3% | 5.7% | 9% | C− |
| 4,655 | Hubbard TX | 1,507 | $51K | 15.4% | 6.9% | 6% | C− |
| 4,656 | Washington Township IN | 1,477 | $74K | 19.0% | 0.0% | 3% | C− |
| 4,657 | Center-District 1 Township KS | 1,498 | $68K | 13.0% | 0.0% | 11% | C− |
| 4,658 | Dudley Township KS | 1,350 | $52K | 8.9% | 2.7% | 21% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Washington Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Washington Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Adams Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | C− | B− | 29 min | $73,902 |
| Adams Township | 3% | C− | B+ | 32 min | $61,190 |
| Penn Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Howard Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Greene Township | under 2% | — | — | 58 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Penn Township, Howard Township and Greene Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Washington Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Washington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Washington Township?
$73,902 (±$22,942) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
19.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (12%, 55 mi), Rockville (7%, 5 mi), Terre Haute (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 18% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 29% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Washington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Washington Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.