Wright Township provides full time police protection and roads/public works, as well as planning/zoning, recreation, recycling and volunteer fire department.

The Township includes a 35-acre recreation park consisting of playground, basketball and tennis courts, baseball field, sand volleyball court, soccer complex and walking trail where seasonal recreational programs are available along with a 10-week summer program for 6-12 year olds; Wright Manor, a 30-apartment building for the elderly with dining/meeting/activities room; the 1,050 acre Crestwood Industrial Park consisting of manufacturing and warehousing and employing over 3,000, also in the Crestwood Industrial Park is a compost recycling center (sponsored by the Mountaintop Area Council of Governments), consisting of the townships of Fairview, Dorrance and Wright.