Most of Wayne Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Wayne Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. 1,458 jobs are based in Wayne Township, and 5,552 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers, against 11% across Indiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wayne Township: the figures worth knowing
Jobs in Wayne Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Wayne Township went from 617 in 2013 to 1,458 in 2023, +136%. The jobs ↓
Wayne Township makes and builds things
45% 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 16%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Wayne Township works from home
22% of Wayne Township workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Time on the road ↓
One in three of Wayne Township works in Indianapolis
1,966 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 23 miles away. That’s 18 times as many as work in Wayne Township itself. The commute map ↓
Wayne Township is a place people come home to
There are 1,458 jobs based in Wayne Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wayne Township has about 7,500 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Wayne Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wayne Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #111 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wayne Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
A place that makes things: 45% of Wayne Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wayne Township, 2013 → 2023: 617 → 1,458. 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.
Commuting from Wayne Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 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 5,142 commuters (the 22% 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.
35% of working residents work in Indianapolis
Where Wayne Township clocks in
35% of workers
10% 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.
Who commutes out of Wayne Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 5,463 residents head out to work, 89 work right here, and 1,369 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,500 people are in Wayne Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2023, primary jobs.
How many miles Wayne Township commutes
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 Wayne Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wayne Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns, #508 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 6,608 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). 0.5% 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.
Among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000, Wayne Township ranks 828th of 2,695 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 68 | Whitestown IN | 15,767 | $124K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 6% | A+ |
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| 114 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
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| 125 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 826 | Selma TX | 11,955 | $97K | 6.2% | 4.8% | 2% | A− |
| 827 | Channahon Township IL | 11,065 | $136K | 6.6% | 5.1% | 7% | A− |
| 828 | Wayne Township IN | 11,641 | $94K | 6.3% | 3.8% | 2% | A− |
| 829 | Jessup MD | 9,931 | $129K | 8.3% | 5.3% | 2% | A− |
| 830 | Rio del Mar CA | 9,201 | $160K | 2.3% | 5.7% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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.
11% of Wayne Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wayne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | – | A− | D | 29 min | $94,037 |
| Noblesville Township | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Stony Creek Township | under 1% | B+ | B− | 27 min | $79,250 |
| Noblesville | 11% | A | C+ | 27 min | $104,047 |
| Fall Creek Township | under 1% | A+ | B− | 28 min | $146,226 |
| Lapel | under 1% | B | B+ | 26 min | $79,778 |
| Fishersburg | under 1% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| White River Township | under 1% | A− | D | 34 min | $82,161 |
Same-state neighbors only. Noblesville Township: not graded. Fishersburg: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Noblesville. 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?
$94,037 (±$16,572) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wayne Township?
6.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wayne Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wayne Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (35%, 23 mi), Noblesville (11%, 5 mi), Fishers (10%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wayne Township walkable?
Wayne Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 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 0% 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.