Secrest Ferry Bridge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWayne Township has lower unemployment (1.2%) than 93% of U.S. towns
The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26. Jobs and income earn Wayne Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 2% work in Wayne Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (20%, 39 miles).
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’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wayne Township is Indianapolis, 39 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (158) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Wayne Township is a place people come home to
There are 143 jobs based in Wayne Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wayne Township has about 1,100 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Wayne Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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 783 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Wayne Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wayne Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Wayne Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns).
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 commute from Wayne Township, by distance
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.
How a workday changes Wayne Township
On a workday 766 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 126 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Wayne Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
How long Wayne Township spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 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 912 commuters (the 11% 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.
The places Wayne Township commutes to
Where Wayne Township clocks in
20% of workers
9% of workers
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.
What the 143 jobs in Wayne Township are
143 jobs are based in Wayne Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wayne Township, 2013 → 2023: 178 → 143. 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.
Most trips from Wayne Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wayne Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,022 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). 3.7% 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.
Out of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300, Wayne Township comes 2,388th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 112 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 164 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,386 | Lake Isabella MI | 1,952 | $78K | 5.8% | 6.2% | 1% | B− |
| 2,387 | Inola OK | 1,888 | $59K | 9.0% | 8.0% | 11% | B− |
| 2,388 | Wayne Township IN | 1,729 | $64K | 11.4% | 1.2% | 2% | B− |
| 2,389 | Middlesex NY | 1,349 | $76K | 5.8% | 2.2% | 5% | B− |
| 2,390 | Monroe Township OH | 2,242 | $82K | 8.3% | 5.6% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Wayne Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Wayne Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wayne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | – | B− | C− | 31 min | $63,802 |
| Bean Blossom Township | under 3% | C | D− | 32 min | $82,794 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 23 min | $62,182 |
| Montgomery Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 25 min | $59,637 |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | — | — | 58 min | — |
| Ray Township | under 3% | B− | C | 34 min | $87,292 |
| Taylor Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 55 min | $54,896 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, 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?
$63,802 (±$11,375) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wayne Township?
11.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wayne Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wayne Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (20%, 39 mi), Spencer (9%, 8 mi), Bloomington (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wayne Township walkable?
Wayne Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wayne Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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.