Doddridge Chapel and Cemetery · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Where Washington Township earns its living
Working residents average 29 minutes each way; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26. Jobs and income earn Washington Township C+; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 3% work in Washington Township itself; outside it, Richmond draws the most (30%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Washington Township stands out on work
30% of Washington Township works in Richmond
164 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Richmond, 13 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Washington Township itself. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
45% of the jobs in Washington Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Washington Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 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 553 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Washington Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Washington Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Washington Township’s grade up ($81,974, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 32% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.4%) 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 A−.
Commuting out of Washington Township: the destinations
Where Washington Township clocks in
8% 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
388 jobs are based in Washington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 388. 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.
Commuting from Washington Township: about 29 minutes a trip
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 658 commuters (the 5% 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.
How many people are in Washington Township by day
On a workday 534 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 369 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.70 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.
The commute from Washington Township, by distance
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Washington Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Washington Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 694 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.
Washington Township is 2,389th of 5,400 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,800 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 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 95 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 103 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 2,387 | Edgerton MN | 1,256 | $69K | 5.1% | 3.2% | 26% | C+ |
| 2,388 | Minneota MN | 1,357 | $74K | 6.7% | 2.6% | 8% | C+ |
| 2,389 | Washington Township IN | 1,366 | $82K | 11.9% | 4.4% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,390 | Watson NY | 1,767 | $69K | 8.6% | 2.7% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,391 | Steuben ME | 1,181 | $76K | 5.4% | 4.1% | 5% | C+ |
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| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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.
How Washington Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | C+ | D | 29 min | $81,974 |
| Jackson Township | 4% | C | C | 24 min | $58,984 |
| Posey Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Waterloo Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 21 min | $68,821 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 24 min | $51,731 |
Same-state neighbors only. Posey Township and Waterloo 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?
$81,974 (±$24,671) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
11.9%, 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. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richmond (30%, 13 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 54 mi), Connersville (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 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.