Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWashington Township has lower unemployment (1.5%) than 90% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Washington Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 2% stay in Washington Township for work; outside it, Fremont is the main destination (17%, 7 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Washington Township: the figures worth knowing
Washington Township makes and builds things
48% 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 33%. The jobs ↓
Washington Township and Fremont trade workers both ways
Fremont is the top workplace for Washington Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Washington Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Washington Township is a place people come home to
There are 324 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 1,500 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Washington Township pay little
26% of the jobs based in Washington Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Washington Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Washington Township is better than 81% of U.S. towns. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 57% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Washington Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
In Washington Township, 48% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
324 jobs are based in Washington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2014 → 2024: 291 → 324. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Washington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Washington Township work
Where Washington Township clocks in
17% of workers
6% 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.
Who commutes out of Washington Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,098 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 304 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.29 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 2024, primary jobs.
About 23 minutes to work from Washington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 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 1,086 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.
How far Washington Township’s workers travel
About 23% 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 2024.
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 6% 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 1,185 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). 0.6% 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.
Among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100, Washington Township ranks 720th of 5,328 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
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| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 718 | Hebron Township IL | 2,338 | $106K | 6.2% | 3.3% | 7% | A− |
| 719 | Harlem Township IL | 1,949 | $95K | 6.1% | 0.4% | 1% | A− |
| 720 | Washington Township OH | 2,264 | $86K | 6.2% | 1.5% | 2% | A− |
| 721 | La Selva Beach CA | 2,302 | $161K | 9.2% | 2.5% | 2% | A− |
| 722 | Apple Mountain Lake VA | 1,671 | $132K | 3.2% | 4.3% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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.
Work in the towns next 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 | – | A− | D | 23 min | $86,167 |
| Sandusky Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 18 min | $82,796 |
| Rice Township | under 2% | C | D | 20 min | $71,823 |
| Harris Township | under 2% | A− | D | 25 min | $89,471 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $77,137 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 27 min | $92,805 |
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 2024, 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?
$86,167 (±$24,979) (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?
23 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 Fremont (17%, 7 mi), Toledo (6%, 25 mi), Clyde (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 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 1% 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), 2024, 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.