Work means Columbus for more than half of Wayne Township’s working residents
About one in seven stay in Wayne Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (54%, 8 miles). Wayne Township grades B for jobs and income and D for walkability. The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Wayne Township apart
Wayne Township fills up on a workday
Wayne Township has 7,025 jobs, 3.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 9,000 people are in town, more than double the 3,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
Wayne Township makes and builds things
73% of the jobs based in Wayne Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Wayne Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 40%. The jobs ↓
More than half of Wayne Township works in Columbus
1,052 working residents, 54%, have their main job in Columbus, 7.6 miles away. That’s 4 times as many as work in Wayne Township itself. The commute map ↓
The jobs in Wayne Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
87% of the jobs based in Wayne Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 64% of the jobs Wayne Township residents hold. 96% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Wayne Township. The jobs ↓
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.
Why Wayne Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wayne Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns, #261 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Wayne Township’s grade up (2.2%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (11.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wayne Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Wayne Township’s population more than doubles on a workday
On a workday 1,669 residents head out to work, 266 work right here, and 6,759 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,000 people are in Wayne Township on a workday afternoon, 131% more than live here.
3.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Wayne Township makes things: 73% of its jobs are in goods
7,025 jobs are based in Wayne Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wayne Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,414 → 7,025. 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 Wayne Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Wayne Township, and from where
Where Wayne Township clocks in
54% of workers
8% 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.
Time on the road from Wayne Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wayne Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,561 commuters (the 8% 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 far it is to work from Wayne Township
About 16% 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.
Few in Wayne Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wayne Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns, #548 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Wayne 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 1,697 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). 11.6% of Wayne Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wayne Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Wayne Township next to U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,300: 1,853rd of 4,364 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 82 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 135 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,851 | King George VA | 4,851 | $99K | 8.8% | 3.1% | 11% | B |
| 1,852 | Cashmere WA | 3,326 | $64K | 7.4% | 0.4% | 17% | B |
| 1,853 | Wayne Township IN | 3,889 | $71K | 11.3% | 2.2% | 14% | B |
| 1,854 | Story City IA | 3,382 | $97K | 12.6% | 3.5% | 20% | B |
| 1,855 | Minden NE | 3,133 | $68K | 4.8% | 2.6% | 26% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,364 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Wayne Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Wayne Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Columbus Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wayne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | – | B | D | 23 min | $71,086 |
| Sand Creek Township | under 1% | C+ | D− | 30 min | $71,625 |
| Redding Township | under 1% | B+ | C− | 23 min | $85,692 |
| Columbus Township | 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | A− | D− | 32 min | $106,591 |
| Hamilton Township | under 1% | C− | D− | 18 min | $59,474 |
| Ohio Township | under 1% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $96,652 |
Same-state neighbors only. Columbus Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wayne 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 Wayne Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wayne Township?
$71,086 (±$12,345) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wayne Township?
11.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wayne Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wayne Township work?
14% work in town.
Is Wayne Township walkable?
Wayne Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wayne Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wayne Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wayne 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.