Household incomes in Wayne Township are lower than in 74% of U.S. towns
14.9% of residents are in poverty, against 12.3% across Indiana. For jobs and income Wayne Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (C+). About one in five work in Wayne Township; the top destination outside it is Kendallville (25%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Wayne Township stands out on work
Wayne Township trades workers with the towns around it
Wayne Township has about as many jobs (5,590) as working residents (4,961), but they are mostly different people: 3,843 residents leave for work each day while 4,472 people come in. Only 20% of the jobs in Wayne Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Wayne Township and Kendallville trade workers both ways
Kendallville is the top workplace for Wayne Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Wayne Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Wayne Township makes and builds things
40% 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 43%. 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.
Where Wayne Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Unemployment holds Wayne Township’s grade up (3.2%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($60,000, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wayne Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
Who works in Wayne Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3,843 residents head out to work, 1,118 work right here, and 4,472 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 (1.13 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.
Out of Wayne Township to work: where people go
Where Wayne Township clocks in
25% of workers
4% 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.
Wayne Township works in goods: 40% of its jobs
5,590 jobs are based in Wayne Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wayne Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,565 → 5,590. 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.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 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 4,768 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.
Where in the region Wayne Township works
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.
In Wayne Township, most people drive to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% 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 5,034 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). 15.6% 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.
Among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000, Wayne Township ranks 1,716th of 2,507 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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| 102 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
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| 137 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 175 | Huntertown IN | 11,600 | $109K | 3.2% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,714 | Indiana PA | 14,697 | $41K | 21.7% | 9.6% | 17% | C+ |
| 1,715 | Sparta WI | 9,974 | $65K | 11.3% | 4.2% | 33% | C+ |
| 1,716 | Wayne Township IN | 11,013 | $60K | 14.9% | 3.2% | 23% | C+ |
| 1,717 | Riverside Township NJ | 8,231 | $76K | 18.9% | 7.8% | 3% | C+ |
| 1,718 | Somerton AZ | 14,934 | $74K | 13.8% | 3.7% | 10% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | 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.
Next door to Wayne Township
The biggest share goes to Orange Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wayne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | – | C+ | C+ | 26 min | $60,000 |
| Orange Township | 2% | C+ | C | 24 min | $66,010 |
| Allen Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $78,359 |
| Milford Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 41 min | $90,833 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | A− | D | 31 min | $103,250 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 27 min | $81,462 |
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?
$60,000 (±$13,777) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wayne Township?
14.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wayne Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wayne Township work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kendallville (25%, 3 mi), Fort Wayne (14%, 28 mi), Elkhart (4%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wayne Township walkable?
Wayne Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 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 16% 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.