Photo: Momoneymoproblemz · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Indianapolis for more than half of Wayne Township’s working residents
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 14.7 in Center Township. Jobs and income earn Wayne Township C+; getting around on foot earns it A−. Household incomes here are lower than in 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Wayne Township in brief
Wayne Township trades workers with the towns around it
Wayne Township has about as many jobs (68,680) as working residents (59,929), but they are mostly different people: 50,756 residents leave for work each day while 59,507 people come in. Only 13% of the jobs in Wayne Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Wayne Township residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Wayne Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wayne Township is better than 38% of U.S. towns, #426 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Wayne Township’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (18.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wayne Township could be anywhere from C to B−.
The daily flow of workers through Wayne Township
On a workday 50,756 residents head out to work, 9,173 work right here, and 59,507 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 (1.15 per resident).
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 far it is to work from Wayne Township
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.
Commuting out of Wayne Township: the destinations
Where Wayne Township clocks in
57% of workers
7% of workers
3% 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.
65% of the jobs in Wayne Township pay over $3,333 a month
68,680 jobs are based in Wayne Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wayne Township, 2013 → 2023: 65,649 → 68,680. 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.
Getting to work from Wayne Township takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 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 62,618 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.
Wayne Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.5% 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 68,135 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 78% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 30% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 80% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.1% of Wayne Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Wayne Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Out of 227 U.S. towns of 106,000 to 204,000, Wayne Township comes 170th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearland TX | 129,930 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.3% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Smithtown NY | 116,847 | $153K | 4.2% | 3.9% | 16% | A |
| 3 | Berkeley CA | 121,911 | $108K | 17.3% | 5.6% | 21% | A |
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| 56 | Washington Township IN | 140,572 | $77K | 9.1% | 3.3% | 18% | B+ |
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| 97 | Perry Township IN | 123,439 | $67K | 12.8% | 2.9% | 11% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 121 | Lawrence Township IN | 124,509 | $72K | 12.3% | 5.0% | 14% | B− |
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| 168 | Norman OK | 130,943 | $68K | 16.8% | 5.7% | 31% | C+ |
| 169 | North Township IN | 152,714 | $62K | 17.1% | 6.4% | 32% | C+ |
| 170 | Wayne Township IN | 150,959 | $57K | 18.5% | 5.3% | 15% | C+ |
| 171 | Spring Hill FL | 119,983 | $68K | 11.8% | 5.5% | 15% | C+ |
| 172 | Tuscaloosa AL | 114,316 | $51K | 25.1% | 7.7% | 46% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 227 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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.
The towns next door employ 64% of Wayne Township
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis (57%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wayne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | – | C+ | A− | 24 min | $57,059 |
| Center Township | under 1% | C | A+ | 24 min | $55,129 |
| Decatur Township | under 1% | C+ | C | 26 min | $70,206 |
| Pike Township | under 1% | B− | B+ | 25 min | $69,398 |
| Indianapolis | 57% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| Washington Township | under 1% | A | B− | 24 min | $100,090 |
| Washington Township | under 1% | B+ | A− | 23 min | $77,416 |
| Plainfield | 7% | A− | B | 23 min | $87,272 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$57,059 (±$2,375) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wayne Township?
18.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wayne Township?
24 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?
15% work in town.
Is Wayne Township walkable?
Wayne Township is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wayne Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 30% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.