Work & commute · Washington

Work & commute in Washington, IN

About one in 5 of Washington’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Columbus (19%), Nashville (16%) and Bloomington (9%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

20%

417 of 2,068 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,651 Washington residents head out of town to work, 417 work right here, and 2,321 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Washington.

1,651live here, work elsewhere

417live and work here

2,321work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Washington goes to work

Columbus18.6 mi away

19%394

Nashville3.2 mi away

16%330

Bloomington13.9 mi away

9%189

Washington (in town)right here

4%87

Center42.6 mi away

4%78

Franklin25.5 mi away

2%48

Seymour25.3 mi away

2%38

Washington49.5 mi away

2%36

Greenwood31.4 mi away

2%32

Warren44.1 mi away

1%27

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%809

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Washington commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

25%

38%

22%

16%

25%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Washington is balanced between jobs and homes

1.32jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.32 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Washington are

2,738 jobs are based in Washington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Washington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Washington

2,738 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)83%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Washington residents hold

2,068 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month56%

−2%

Jobs based in Washington, 2013 → 2023: 2,800 → 2,738. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.