Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWashington Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B−: better than 48% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability C+: more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are higher than in 62% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 29 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Washington Township; the top destination outside it is Logan (22%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Washington Township
Washington Township is a place people come home to
There are 106 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 820 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Washington Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Washington Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 417 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Washington Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Washington Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Washington Township’s grade up (6.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (0.0%) 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+.
Washington Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 412 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.25 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.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 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 658 commuters (the <1% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
22% of working residents work in Logan
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Washington Township clocks in
22% of workers
12% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
106 jobs are based in Washington Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Washington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 174 → 106. 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.
Half of Washington Township commutes less than 20 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 21% 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.
Most trips from Washington Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 37% 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 660 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). 12.3% 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 1,337th of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Washington Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | 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+ |
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| 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,335 | Junction Township KS | 1,230 | $77K | 4.5% | 1.1% | 4% | B− |
| 1,336 | Sagola Township MI | 1,053 | $78K | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5% | B− |
| 1,337 | Washington Township OH | 1,135 | $85K | 6.2% | 0.0% | 1% | B− |
| 1,338 | Sutton NE | 1,466 | $81K | 5.8% | 1.3% | 23% | B− |
| 1,339 | New Haven Township MI | 1,211 | $68K | 6.0% | 2.3% | <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.
Washington Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Falls Township (2%). Darker towns draw more of Washington Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | B− | C+ | 29 min | $84,875 |
| Swan Township | under 1% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Falls Township | 2% | C− | C | 27 min | $62,904 |
| Starr Township | under 1% | — | D− | 32 min | — |
| Benton Township | 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Swan Township and Benton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$84,875 (±$23,677) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
6.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logan (22%, 6 mi), Lancaster (12%, 20 mi), Columbus (6%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% 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.