Work & commute · Washington

Work & commute in Washington, OH

Most working residents leave Washington for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Dayton (15%), Kettering (8%) and Centerville (7%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

16%

3,972 of 25,521 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

19%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 21,549 Washington residents head out of town to work, 3,972 work right here, and 19,209 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Washington.

21,549live here, work elsewhere

3,972live and work here

19,209work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Washington goes to work

Dayton11.2 mi away

15%3,912

Washington (in town)right here

9%2,207

Kettering4.9 mi away

8%1,996

Centerville1 mi away

7%1,859

Beavercreek9.3 mi away

6%1,422

Miami5.5 mi away

5%1,257

Miamisburg5.8 mi away

3%849

Moraine6.6 mi away

3%763

Columbus67.2 mi away

3%670

Fairborn14.5 mi away

2%495

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%10,091

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.

55%

23%

10%

12%

55%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Washington is balanced between jobs and homes

0.91jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Washington are

23,181 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

23,181 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Washington residents hold

25,521 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+7%

Jobs based in Washington, 2013 → 2023: 21,581 → 23,181. 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.