Work & commute · Washington

Work & commute in Washington, OH

Most working residents leave Washington for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Fostoria (21%), Findlay (21%) and Allen (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

140 of 1,995 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 1,855 Washington residents head out of town to work, 140 work right here, and 959 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Washington.

1,855live here, work elsewhere

140live and work here

959work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Washington goes to work

Fostoria3.6 mi away

21%427

Findlay10.6 mi away

21%415

Allen10 mi away

4%79

Tiffin14.7 mi away

3%60

Columbus82.6 mi away

2%45

Toledo37.8 mi away

2%40

Carey13 mi away

2%38

Bowling Green20 mi away

2%36

Fremont24.1 mi away

2%33

Arcadia3 mi away

2%30

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%792

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.

33%

35%

15%

17%

33%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Washington is a commuter town

0.55jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.55 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Washington are

1,099 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

1,099 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month68%

Jobs Washington residents hold

1,995 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+5%

Jobs based in Washington, 2013 → 2023: 1,050 → 1,099. 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.