Most of Washington Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Washington Township report 234 jobs, against 800 working residents. For jobs and income Washington Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (C). Only 4% stay in Washington Township for work; outside it, St. Joseph is the main destination (41%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Washington Township and work: the main findings
41% of Washington Township works in St. Joseph
324 working residents, 41%, have their main job in St. Joseph, 16 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Washington Township itself. The commute map ↓
Washington Township is a place people come home to
There are 234 jobs based in Washington Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Washington Township has about 1,200 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Washington Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 27 minutes). 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 800 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Washington Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income holds Washington Township’s grade up ($77,432, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 28% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (4.6%) is left out: Washington Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Washington Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Where Washington Township’s working residents head each day
Where Washington Township clocks in
41% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Washington Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 772 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 206 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
About 32 minutes to work from Washington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Washington Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 703 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% 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.
Jobs in Washington Township: what the 234 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 178 → 234. 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 Washington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Washington Township
About 20% 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.
Few in Washington Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 796 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). 2.3% of Washington Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Washington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Washington Township ranks: 2,547th of 5,343 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,400
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Warson Woods MO | 1,990 | $207K | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Weatherby Lake MO | 2,139 | $153K | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 53 | Lake Winnebago MO | 1,869 | $179K | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,545 | Colerain Township OH | 1,963 | $94K | 11.7% | 0.7% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,546 | Lake Hamilton AR | 2,127 | $74K | 12.5% | 1.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,547 | Washington Township MO | 1,798 | $77K | 9.7% | 4.6% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,548 | Pleasant Township OH | 1,924 | $65K | 6.6% | 3.3% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,549 | Canton Township PA | 2,075 | $78K | 6.1% | 5.4% | 12% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,343 | 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 Washington Township, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
The towns around Washington Township
The biggest share goes to Stewartsville (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | C+ | C | 32 min | $77,432 |
| Colfax Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Stewartsville | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colfax Township, Sherman Township and Stewartsville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Washington 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 Washington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Washington Township?
$77,432 (±$7,748) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
9.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Joseph (41%, 16 mi), Kansas City (9%, 46 mi), Cameron (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Washington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Washington 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.