Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Washington Township have higher incomes than those in 97% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 28% of workers (New Jersey 17%). Poverty touches 2.5% of residents, against 9.7% across New Jersey. Jobs and income earn Washington Township A; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Washington Township at work: what stands out
No single place dominates Washington Township’s commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 5% of working residents, and 65% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Washington Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Washington Township
28% of Washington Township workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. 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 Washington Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Washington Township is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #140 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Washington Township’s grade up ($165,651, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Washington Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
5% of working residents work in New York City
Where Washington Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
Washington Township’s commute takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Washington Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,320 commuters (the 28% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The daily commute in and out of Washington Township
On a workday 7,795 residents head out to work, 637 work right here, and 3,378 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.48 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.
Jobs in Washington Township: what the 4,015 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,291 → 4,015. 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.
The distance from Washington Township to work
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.
Washington Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #447 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Washington Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,817 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 3.2% of Washington Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Washington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Washington Township ranks: 369th of 1,915 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
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| 31 | Berkeley Heights Township NJ | 15,140 | $205K | 1.9% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 60 | Cranford Township NJ | 24,725 | $156K | 2.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
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| 367 | Blackberry Township IL | 17,903 | $156K | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4% | A |
| 368 | Affton MO | 19,052 | $80K | 6.6% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| 369 | Washington Township NJ | 18,309 | $166K | 2.5% | 4.7% | 8% | A |
| 370 | Caln Township PA | 15,287 | $100K | 4.8% | 3.1% | 5% | A |
| 371 | Glenn Dale MD | 13,772 | $134K | 2.0% | 6.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 New Jersey.
Around Washington Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Mount Olive Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | A | C | 35 min | $165,651 |
| Chester Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 31 min | $241,856 |
| Mansfield Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 31 min | $88,845 |
| Beattystown | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Mount Olive Township | 4% | A− | B | 32 min | $117,394 |
| Hackettstown | 2% | B− | A | 31 min | $93,083 |
| Tewksbury Township | under 3% | A+ | B | 41 min | $192,576 |
| Lebanon Township | under 3% | B | B | 30 min | $129,936 |
| Pottersville | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beattystown and Pottersville: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. 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?
$165,651 (±$14,762) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
2.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (5%, 46 mi), Mount Olive Township (4%, 6 mi), Morristown (3%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.