Work & commute · Washington

Work & commute in Washington, IN

About one in 3 of Washington’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Washington (6%), Vincennes (5%) and Vincennes (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

32%

1,642 of 5,097 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 3,455 Washington residents head out of town to work, 1,642 work right here, and 3,548 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Washington.

3,455live here, work elsewhere

1,642live and work here

3,548work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Washington goes to work

Washington (in town)right here

32%1,642

Washington1.2 mi away

6%305

Vincennes21.7 mi away

5%265

Vincennes18.9 mi away

5%237

Jasper21.8 mi away

5%233

Terre Haute56.9 mi away

3%128

Patoka31.5 mi away

2%127

Evansville50.6 mi away

2%108

Bloomington48.9 mi away

2%80

Barr8.2 mi away

1%70

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%1,902

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.

43%

23%

13%

21%

43%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Washington is balanced between jobs and homes

1.02jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.02 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Washington are

5,190 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

5,190 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month46%

Jobs Washington residents hold

5,097 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−5%

Jobs based in Washington, 2013 → 2023: 5,461 → 5,190. 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.