Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Washington Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Washington Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Washington Township has 238 jobs, and 1,419 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 7% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Washington Township stands out on work
Washington Township is a place people come home to
There are 238 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 2,000 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Washington Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Washington Township fell from 353 in 2013 to 238 in 2023, −33%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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 79% of U.S. towns, #314 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Washington Township’s grade up (3.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 34% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Washington Township could be anywhere from B to A.
The daily flow of workers through Washington Township
On a workday 1,328 residents head out to work, 91 work right here, and 147 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
A place that makes things: 34% of Washington Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 353 → 238. 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.
Where Washington Township’s working residents head each day
Where Washington Township clocks in
7% 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.
Commuting from Washington Township: about 29 minutes a trip
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 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,348 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Washington Township commutes
About 15% 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.
Most of Washington Township commutes by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 3.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,454 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). 2.6% of Washington Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Washington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Washington Township is 832nd among 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300
| # | 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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| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 830 | White River Township IN | 2,340 | $82K | 3.9% | 3.4% | 2% | A− |
| 831 | Fillmore Township MI | 2,934 | $90K | 3.4% | 4.5% | 6% | A− |
| 832 | Washington Township PA | 3,175 | $89K | 3.5% | 1.7% | 6% | A− |
| 833 | Fruit Hill OH | 4,200 | $107K | 6.8% | 4.0% | 1% | A− |
| 834 | Metzger OR | 3,714 | $91K | 7.6% | 3.8% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | 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 Pennsylvania.
Washington Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Pine Grove Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | A− | D | 29 min | $89,306 |
| Bethel Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 27 min | $93,958 |
| Reilly Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Pine Grove Township | 4% | B− | D | 33 min | $84,934 |
| Wayne Township | 3% | A− | C− | 32 min | $98,300 |
| Tremont Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Reilly Township and Tremont 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?
$89,306 (±$14,397) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
3.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pine Grove (7%, 4 mi), Pine Grove Township (4%, 6 mi), Pottsville (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 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 3% 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.