Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Washington Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
2% of workers have no commute at all, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. Employers in Washington Township report 187 jobs; 439 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Washington Township are B for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Washington Township: the figures worth knowing
Washington Township and Carrollton trade workers both ways
Carrollton is the top workplace for Washington Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Washington Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Washington Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Washington Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. 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; with 439 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Washington Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Washington Township is better than 59% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Washington Township’s grade up (1.4%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($64,722, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (2.6%) is left out: Washington Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Washington Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
15% of working residents work in Carrollton
Where Washington Township clocks in
15% of workers
8% 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.
About 30 minutes to work from Washington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Washington Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 387 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
Who leaves Washington Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 433 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 181 people come in from elsewhere.
About 830 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
The kinds of work in Washington Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 187. 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 19% 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.
The commute in Washington Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 397 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). 8.4% of Washington Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Washington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Washington Township is 949th of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 41 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Boston Heights OH | 1,408 | $121K | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 947 | Chilton WI | 1,008 | $72K | 7.3% | 0.7% | 2% | B |
| 948 | Burgin KY | 1,027 | $78K | 8.6% | 0.2% | 3% | B |
| 949 | Washington Township OH | 1,086 | $65K | 1.4% | 2.6% | 1% | B |
| 950 | Glade Spring VA | 1,366 | $81K | 5.4% | 1.5% | 2% | B |
| 951 | Heritage Pines FL | 1,477 | $71K | 5.4% | 0.0% | <1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Ohio.
Around Washington Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Center Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | B | C+ | 30 min | $64,722 |
| Center Township | 3% | C | A− | 20 min | $67,582 |
| Fox Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| East Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Lee Township | under 2% | D− | D | 43 min | $54,219 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | A− | D | 26 min | $71,542 |
| Augusta Township | under 2% | B | C− | 32 min | $84,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fox Township: not graded. East Township: 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?
$64,722 (±$43,320) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
1.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (15%, 4 mi), Canton (8%, 22 mi), Minerva (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% 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.