Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Washington Township earn less than those in 75% of U.S. towns
19.4% of residents are in poverty (Indiana 12.3%). Jobs and income earn Washington Township D; getting around on foot earns it C. About one in four work in Washington Township itself; outside it, Salem draws the most (23%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Washington Township
Washington Township trades workers with the towns around it
Washington Township has about as many jobs (3,861) as working residents (4,303), but they are mostly different people: 3,169 residents leave for work each day while 2,727 people come in. Only 29% of the jobs in Washington Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Washington Township and Salem trade workers both ways
Salem is the top workplace for Washington Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Washington Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Washington Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Washington Township is better than 14% of U.S. towns, #568 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Washington Township’s grade.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Washington Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
How many people are in Washington Township by day
On a workday 3,169 residents head out to work, 1,134 work right here, and 2,727 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Washington Township ends
Where Washington Township clocks in
23% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Washington Township
3,861 jobs are based in Washington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2014 → 2024: 3,937 → 3,861. 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.
Washington Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 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 4,297 commuters (the 7% 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 distance from Washington Township to work
About 22% 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.
For most of Washington Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #394 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,644 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). 5.1% of Washington Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Washington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000, and where Washington Township sits
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 110 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
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| 149 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 172 | Lakes of the Four Seasons IN | 7,402 | $122K | 3.1% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 2,625 | Cadillac MI | 10,438 | $52K | 18.2% | 5.9% | 39% | D |
| 2,626 | Hartsville SC | 7,374 | $49K | 19.6% | 7.2% | 26% | D |
| 2,627 | Washington Township IN | 10,430 | $59K | 19.4% | 6.0% | 26% | D |
| 2,628 | Fredonia NY | 9,283 | $50K | 25.2% | 5.1% | 19% | D |
| 2,629 | Butler PA | 12,879 | $44K | 21.4% | 8.2% | 13% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | D | C | 27 min | $59,083 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | B | D− | 28 min | $71,705 |
| Howard Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 25 min | $95,938 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Pierce Township | under 2% | C− | D | 31 min | $57,344 |
| Vernon Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Gibson Township | under 2% | B | D | 32 min | $100,313 |
| Polk Township | under 2% | A− | D | 42 min | $91,439 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jefferson Township, Monroe Township and Vernon 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?
$59,083 (±$5,429) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
19.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
26% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (23%, 1 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 80 mi), New Albany (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% 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.