Household incomes in Wayne Township are lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Wayne Township are D for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 27.6% of residents are in poverty, where Indiana as a whole has 12.3%. About one in seven work in Wayne Township; the top destination outside it is Union City (15%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wayne Township, in a few figures
Wayne Township makes and builds things
48% 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 33%. The jobs ↓
Wayne Township and Union City trade workers both ways
Union City is the top workplace for Wayne Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Wayne Township come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Many of the people who work in Wayne Township live in another state
Union City, OH (4%), Washington Township, OH (4%) and Greenville, OH (2%) are among the top places Wayne Township’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 12% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
Few Wayne Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
Where Wayne Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wayne Township is better than 7% of U.S. towns, #586 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Wayne Township’s grade up (ahead of 28% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wayne Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
Goods jobs make up 48% of work in Wayne Township
1,052 jobs are based in Wayne Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wayne Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,121 → 1,052. 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.
Where Wayne Township goes to work
Where Wayne Township clocks in
15% of workers
10% 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.
How long Wayne Township spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 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 1,590 commuters (the 3% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Wayne Township
On a workday 1,491 residents head out to work, 275 work right here, and 777 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Wayne Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
Where in the region Wayne Township works
About 29% 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.
For most of Wayne Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wayne Township is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns, #252 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 6.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,643 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). 13.5% 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.
How Wayne Township compares with U.S. towns of 3,100 to 5,900
| # | 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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| 94 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 127 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 131 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 3,680 | Montura FL | 4,121 | $35K | 38.3% | 3.8% | 4% | D |
| 3,681 | Polson MT | 5,653 | $53K | 17.5% | 7.9% | 43% | D |
| 3,682 | Wayne Township IN | 4,358 | $46K | 27.6% | 6.6% | 16% | D |
| 3,683 | Millinocket ME | 4,095 | $51K | 17.1% | 6.1% | 43% | D |
| 3,684 | Pearl River MS | 4,047 | $51K | 24.6% | 7.4% | 65% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,908 | 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.
Wayne Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wayne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | – | D | B− | 23 min | $45,983 |
| Greensfork Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 32 min | $78,592 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| White River Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 18 min | $59,461 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson 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?
$45,983 (±$12,966) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wayne Township?
27.6%, 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. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wayne Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Union City (15%, 3 mi), Winchester (10%, 6 mi), Greenville (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wayne Township walkable?
Wayne Township is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wayne Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% 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.