Work & commute · Washington

Work & commute in Washington, IN

About one in 4 of Washington’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Spencer (22%), Bloomington (15%) and Richland (9%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25%

697 of 2,789 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,092 Washington residents head out of town to work, 697 work right here, and 4,261 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Washington.

2,092live here, work elsewhere

697live and work here

4,261work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Washington goes to work

Spencer1.5 mi away

22%609

Bloomington15.7 mi away

15%415

Richland10.2 mi away

9%238

Center46.3 mi away

6%161

Washington (in town)right here

3%88

Bloomington14.4 mi away

3%78

Ellettsville8.6 mi away

2%66

Perry18 mi away

2%47

Wayne41.7 mi away

2%47

Terre Haute34.9 mi away

2%43

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%997

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.

31%

32%

21%

15%

31%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Washington is a job hub

1.78jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Washington are

4,958 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

4,958 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)62%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)27%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month58%

Jobs Washington residents hold

2,789 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month56%

−1%

Jobs based in Washington, 2013 → 2023: 4,995 → 4,958. 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.