Lycurgus Stoner House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWashington Township has some of the lowest unemployment in the country, with hardly anyone out of work
Jobs and income earn Washington Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 1% stay in Washington Township for work; outside it, Greencastle is the main destination (19%, 9 miles). 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line, where Indiana as a whole has 12.3%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Washington Township, in brief
Washington Township is a place people come home to
There are 97 jobs based in Washington Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Washington Township has about 1,800 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Washington Township and Greencastle trade workers both ways
Greencastle is the top workplace for Washington Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Washington Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Washington Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 860 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Washington Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Washington Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #89 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Washington Township’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 35% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Washington Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The daily commute in and out of Washington Township
On a workday 849 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.11 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Washington Township goes to work
Where Washington Township clocks in
19% of workers
19% 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.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 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 1,063 commuters (the 12% 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.
Goods, not services: 77% of the jobs in Washington Township
97 jobs are based in Washington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 115 → 97. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Washington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Washington Township
About 21% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from Washington Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns, #563 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 2.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,204 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). 1.2% 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.
For jobs and income, Washington Township is 650th of 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 66 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 184 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 648 | Clearwater KS | 2,792 | $84K | 5.5% | 1.8% | 10% | A− |
| 649 | Lodi WI | 3,190 | $118K | 5.1% | 3.9% | 10% | A− |
| 650 | Washington Township IN | 2,571 | $84K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 651 | Chikaming Township MI | 2,752 | $84K | 5.5% | 0.0% | 18% | A− |
| 652 | Clinton Township PA | 2,824 | $85K | 5.3% | 1.9% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Next door to Washington Township
The biggest share goes to Greencastle Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | A− | D | 38 min | $84,179 |
| Van Buren Township | 3% | B | C− | 27 min | $69,536 |
| Warren Township | under 2% | A− | C | 23 min | $103,548 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B− | C | 29 min | $89,426 |
| Cass Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | A− | D | 31 min | $95,590 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | D | D− | 50 min | $55,109 |
| Cloverdale Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 28 min | $66,277 |
| Greencastle Township | 6% | B− | A | 21 min | $65,078 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cass 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 2023, 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?
$84,179 (±$18,428) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
2.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greencastle (19%, 9 mi), Indianapolis (19%, 46 mi), Greencastle Township (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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), 2023, 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.