Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Washington Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Washington Township has 52 jobs; 907 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Washington Township C−; getting around on foot earns it D−. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Washington Township at work: what stands out
Washington Township is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Washington Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Washington Township has about 1,200 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Washington Township and Wilmington trade workers both ways
Wilmington is the top workplace for Washington Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Washington Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Washington Township workers work from home
Only 2% 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 907 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Washington Township
On income, poverty and job access, Washington Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Washington Township’s grade.
Unemployment (0.9%) 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 D to B+.
How a workday changes Washington Township
On a workday 907 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
17% of working residents work in Wilmington
Where Washington Township clocks in
17% 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’s commute takes 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 Washington Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 895 commuters (the 2% 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.
Washington Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 52. 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.
How far Washington Township’s workers travel
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.
Driving is how Washington Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is near the bottom 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 916 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). 4.7% 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.
Ranked on jobs and income, Washington Township is 3,549th among 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,547 | Washington Township IN | 1,579 | $64K | 14.6% | 3.5% | 4% | C− |
| 3,548 | Lake Township IN | 2,461 | $83K | 31.9% | 2.1% | 2% | C− |
| 3,549 | Washington Township OH | 2,072 | $67K | 14.4% | 0.9% | 0% | C− |
| 3,550 | Shoshone ID | 1,767 | $69K | 10.7% | 8.6% | 10% | C− |
| 3,551 | Sac City IA | 1,993 | $57K | 18.2% | 2.5% | 27% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | 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.
Washington Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Union Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | C− | D− | 23 min | $66,736 |
| Clark Township | under 3% | B | C | 35 min | $97,806 |
| Vernon Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 35 min | $80,982 |
| Union Township | 3% | A− | C− | 22 min | $118,750 |
| Green Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 28 min | $70,625 |
| Marion Township | under 3% | C− | B+ | 27 min | $59,840 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 32 min | $83,704 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$66,736 (±$23,984) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
14.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
23 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?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmington (17%, 4 mi), Columbus (5%, 62 mi), Liberty Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% 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.