Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0More people are out of work in Washington Township (10.4%) than in 95% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 79% of U.S. towns. Washington Township grades D for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 2% work in Washington Township itself; outside it, Cincinnati draws the most (17%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Washington Township, in brief
Washington Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 48 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 368 hours of commuting, 192 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (32 to 44 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Washington Township is a place people come home to
There are 157 jobs based in Washington Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Washington Township has about 1,500 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Washington Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Washington Township is Cincinnati, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (168) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 979 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Washington Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Washington Township is better than 5% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Washington Township’s grade up ($56,726, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Washington Township could be anywhere from D− to B.
About 48 minutes to work from Washington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.3 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 845 commuters (the 8% 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 commutes out of Washington Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 959 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 137 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.16 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 Washington Township works
About 16% 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.
Where Washington Township goes to work
Where Washington Township clocks in
17% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 45% of the jobs in Washington Township
157 jobs are based in Washington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 317 → 157. 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.
In Washington Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns. 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 920 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). 1.9% 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.
U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100, and where Washington Township sits
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,931 | Pembroke Township IL | 1,856 | $32K | 18.0% | 10.8% | 6% | D |
| 4,932 | Fowler NY | 2,147 | $50K | 16.2% | 4.7% | 9% | D |
| 4,933 | Washington Township OH | 2,283 | $57K | 23.2% | 10.4% | 2% | D |
| 4,934 | Morris Township PA | 2,731 | $45K | 17.5% | 14.4% | 10% | D |
| 4,935 | Butler AL | 1,698 | $47K | 16.5% | 1.8% | 23% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
How Washington Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | D | D | 48 min | $56,726 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 32 min | $92,729 |
| Franklin Township | 2% | C | C | 44 min | $63,406 |
| Tate Township | under 2% | B− | C | 37 min | $78,429 |
| Moscow | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Neville | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moscow and Neville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township. 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?
$56,726 (±$13,342) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
23.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
48 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (17%, 26 mi), Union Township (4%, 18 mi), Batavia Township (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 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. 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.