# Wayne County, Indiana: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Wayne Township, Richmond and Center Township No data center or power plant project is on record in Wayne County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Wayne County is home to Wayne Township, Richmond, Center Township and Jackson Township. Construction employs 903, up 9.6% since 2019. 40 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Its power plants have 225 MW of capacity, 42% of it coal. Employers here counted 29,380 jobs in 2025, down 3.1% from 2019. 225 MW of operating power plants, mostly coal -3.1% total jobs since 2019, now 29,380 12.75¢ per kWh for Duke Energy Indiana, LLC residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Wayne County Wayne County is home to Wayne Township, Richmond, Center Township and Jackson Township. Wayne Township39,551 residents Richmond35,376 residents Center Township7,376 residents Jackson Township4,252 residents Jefferson Township3,204 residents Centerville2,742 residents New Garden Township1,930 residents Cambridge City1,730 residents Hagerstown1,673 residents Washington Township1,366 residents Franklin Township1,326 residents Green Township1,308 residents Webster Township1,194 residents Clay Township1,081 residents Boston Township921 residents Perry Township829 residents Abington Township805 residents Fountain City697 residents Dublin677 residents Dalton Township620 residents Milton441 residents Harrison Township406 residents Greens Fork335 residents Spring Grove335 residents And 5 smaller places. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Wayne County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Indiana | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 66,517 | 66,169 | ▼ 0.5% | 27th of 92 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 30,330 | 29,380 | ▼ 3.1% | 74th of 92 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $39,915 | $52,873 | ▲ 32.5% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 824 | 903 | ▲ 9.6% | 51st of 68 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.5% | 3.7% | ▲ 0.2pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 40 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Duke Energy Indiana, LLC is the largest utility serving Wayne County, one of 7 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.75¢/kWh in 2024, below the 14.63¢ median for Indiana utilities. Unemployment was 3.7% in August 2026, against 3.5% in 2019. 66,169 people live here, down 0.5% since 2020. ## Who powers Wayne County ### Utilities with service territory in Wayne County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Investor Owned | Bundled | 796,265 | 12.75¢ | 31% | | City of Richmond - (IN) | Municipal | Bundled | 16,310 | 13.12¢ | 19% | | Whitewater Valley Rural EMC | Cooperative | Bundled | 11,998 | 15.83¢ | 15% | | Town of Centerville - (IN) | — | — | — | — | — | | Dublin Municipal Electric Util | — | — | — | — | — | | City of Hagerstown - (IN) | — | — | — | — | — | | Henry County Rural E M C | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Coal | 94 MW | 42% | | Natural gas | 83 MW | 37% | | Solar | 48 MW | 21% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Whitewater Valley | City of Richmond - (IN) | Coal | 94 MW | 1955 | | Richmond | Indiana Municipal Power Agency | Natural gas | 83 MW | 1992 | | Richmond 5 | Indiana Municipal Power Agency | Solar | 9 MW | 2021 | | Richmond Solar Site 2 | Indiana Municipal Power Agency | Solar | 7 MW | 2018 | | Richmond Solar Park 4 | Indiana Municipal Power Agency | Solar | 7 MW | 2020 | | Richmond Solar Park 3 | Indiana Municipal Power Agency | Solar | 6 MW | 2019 | ## The Wayne County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 29,380 | $52,873 | 1.00 | | Construction | 903 | $56,779 | 0.58 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Wayne County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Wayne County. Indiana has 40 local measures on record statewide, and 1 neighboring county has one: [Fayette County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/fayette-county). ## Wayne County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Wayne County, Randolph County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Wayne County | 66,169 | ▼ 3.1% | 225 MW | — | — | — | | Darke County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/darke-county) OH | 51,520 | ▲ 0.3% | 248 MW | — | — | — | | Fayette County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/fayette-county) | 23,533 | ▼ 5.7% | — | — | — | 1 | | Henry County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/henry-county) | 49,137 | ▲ 5.3% | 338 MW | — | — | — | | Preble County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/preble-county) OH | 40,664 | ▲ 8.4% | — | — | — | — | | Randolph County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/randolph-county) | 24,438 | ▲ 10.5% | 850 MW | — | — | — | | Union County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/union-county) | 6,863 | ▲ 23.8% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Indiana [All Indiana countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana)[Henry County49,137 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/henry-county)[Randolph County24,438 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/randolph-county)[Fayette County23,533 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/fayette-county)[Union County6,863 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/union-county) ## Wayne County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Wayne County, Indiana? 7 utilities have service territory in Wayne County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, City of Richmond - (IN), Whitewater Valley Rural EMC, Town of Centerville - (IN). The largest, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, charged residential customers 12.75¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Wayne Township, IN in? Wayne Township is in Wayne County, Indiana. About 39,551 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Richmond, IN in? Richmond is in Wayne County, Indiana. About 35,376 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Wayne County? 11 operating plants with 225 MW of capacity. The largest is Whitewater Valley (94 MW, coal). ### Are there data centers in Wayne County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Wayne County. ### Is Wayne County adding jobs? Employers counted 29,380 jobs in 2025 against 30,330 in 2019 (-3.1%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 824 to 903. ### Does Wayne County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Wayne County. Indiana has 40 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/wayne-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).