Photo: User:Nyttend · Public domainWashington Township has lower household incomes than 82% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 4% of workers; Ohio has 13%. 15.6% of residents are in poverty; Ohio has 13.3%. Washington Township grades C− 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
Getting to work from Washington Township, in brief
Washington Township makes and builds things
70% of the jobs based in Washington Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Washington Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 32%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Washington Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
75% of the jobs based in Washington Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 58% of the jobs Washington Township residents hold. 93% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Washington Township. The jobs ↓
Few Washington Township workers work from home
Only 4% 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.
Income, poverty and work: Washington Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Washington Township is better than 24% of U.S. towns, #864 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Washington Township’s grade up (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($54,635, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Washington Township could be anywhere from D to B.
70% of the jobs in Washington Township make or build things
2,013 jobs are based in Washington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,574 → 2,013. 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.
About 19 minutes to work from Washington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 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 1,417 commuters (the 4% 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 1,260 residents head out to work, 138 work right here, and 1,875 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.44 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
11% of working residents work in Bellefontaine
Where Washington Township clocks in
11% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
How far Washington Township goes to work
About 18% 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.
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 44% of U.S. towns, #503 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,476 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). 6.7% 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 3,408th among 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 41 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 47 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 51 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 3,406 | Buena Vista CO | 3,248 | $78K | 7.3% | 12.4% | 30% | C− |
| 3,407 | Warsaw NC | 2,853 | $54K | 17.7% | 3.2% | 10% | C− |
| 3,408 | Washington Township OH | 3,390 | $55K | 15.6% | 4.5% | 10% | C− |
| 3,409 | Ravenswood WV | 3,790 | $34K | 31.4% | 0.0% | 14% | C− |
| 3,410 | Oracle AZ | 3,146 | $64K | 13.4% | 3.6% | 5% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Next door to Washington Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | C− | C+ | 19 min | $54,635 |
| Bloomfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Stokes Township | under 3% | C− | C | 23 min | $55,093 |
| McArthur Township | under 3% | B− | D | 20 min | $73,684 |
| Pleasant Township | under 3% | B | D− | 25 min | $97,500 |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | B | C | 26 min | $69,212 |
| Richland Township | under 3% | B− | D | 25 min | $64,859 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bloomfield 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?
$54,635 (±$12,878) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
15.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bellefontaine (11%, 8 mi), Allen Township (4%, 24 mi), Russells Point (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% 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.