Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWashington Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 4% of workers; Ohio has 13%. Employers in Washington Township report 361 jobs, against 2,034 working residents. Jobs and income earn Washington Township B+; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Washington Township and work: the main findings
Washington Township and Alliance trade workers both ways
Alliance is the top workplace for Washington Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Washington Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Washington Township is a place people come home to
There are 361 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 2,700 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Washington Township
57% of Washington Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 32% of the jobs based in Washington Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Washington Township pay little
28% of the jobs based in Washington Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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.
Where Washington Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Washington Township is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #375 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Washington Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment 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.
18% of working residents work in Alliance
Where Washington Township clocks in
18% of workers
10% 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 many people are in Washington Township by day
On a workday 2,003 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 330 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
What Washington Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 431 → 361. 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.
The daily trip from Washington Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 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 2,161 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.
How far it is to work from Washington Township
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, #511 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,240 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%). 1% of Washington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000, Washington Township ranks 1,272nd of 4,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 57 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 65 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 87 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,270 | Williams Township MI | 5,032 | $87K | 12.5% | 1.4% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,271 | Somerset Township MI | 4,606 | $89K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,272 | Washington Township OH | 4,415 | $87K | 7.5% | 3.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,273 | Cayuga Heights NY | 3,860 | $167K | 11.2% | 3.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,274 | Stranger Township KS | 5,467 | $97K | 8.6% | 4.6% | 2% | B+ |
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| 4,000 | 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.
Bordering towns draw 22% of Washington Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Alliance (18%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | B+ | C+ | 27 min | $86,671 |
| Alliance | 18% | C | A− | 21 min | $56,106 |
| Nimishillen Township | under 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $91,769 |
| Knox Township | under 2% | B− | D | 24 min | $71,396 |
| Paris Township | under 2% | B | C | 21 min | $68,528 |
| Lexington Township | 4% | B− | C− | 23 min | $64,883 |
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?
$86,671 (±$4,045) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
7.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
27 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?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alliance (18%, 4 mi), Canton (10%, 12 mi), Lexington Township (4%, 7 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 5.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
1% 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.