Hanover Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. 16,563 jobs are based in Hanover Township for 48,179 working residents. Hanover Township grades A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hanover Township: the gist
Hanover Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hanover Township is Chicago, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (6,499) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Hanover Township draws workers from far and wide
The 16,563 jobs in Hanover Township are filled from a wide area. Hanover Township’s own residents hold 15% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Hanover Township empties out on a workday
About 66,000 people are in Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 98,000 who live here: 46,000 head out to work and 14,000 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Hanover Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hanover Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #265 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Hanover Township’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (9.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hanover Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Where in the region Hanover Township works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
13% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Hanover Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Hanover Township by day and by night
On a workday 45,686 residents head out to work, 2,493 work right here, and 14,070 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66,000 people are in Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in Hanover Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanover Township, 2013 → 2023: 21,502 → 16,563. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hanover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes to work from Hanover Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hanover Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42,512 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Hanover Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hanover Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #321 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 49,774 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 40% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 6% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.5% of Hanover Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Hanover Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hanover Township places 118th of 438 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 69,000 to 132,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | Bethesda MD | 69,397 | $192K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 16% | A+ |
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| 11 | Vernon Township IL | 71,353 | $146K | 6.3% | 2.4% | 15% | A+ |
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| 17 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 27 | Arlington Heights IL | 76,216 | $117K | 6.0% | 3.5% | 11% | A |
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| 116 | Carlsbad CA | 112,260 | $143K | 6.9% | 5.5% | 22% | A− |
| 117 | Missouri City TX | 77,327 | $94K | 7.1% | 4.9% | 4% | A− |
| 118 | Hanover Township IL | 97,956 | $100K | 9.9% | 4.0% | 5% | A− |
| 119 | Kyle TX | 69,917 | $90K | 8.9% | 3.1% | 5% | A− |
| 120 | Farmington Hills MI | 83,291 | $105K | 7.6% | 5.2% | 11% | A− |
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| 438 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | D |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hanover Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
11% of Hanover Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Elgin (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | – | A− | A− | 30 min | $99,697 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | A | B | 29 min | $136,513 |
| Barrington Township | under 2% | A | A | 29 min | $183,663 |
| Schaumburg Township | under 2% | A | A | 28 min | $99,298 |
| Elgin Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Elgin | 9% | B | A | 28 min | $90,282 |
| Bartlett | 2% | A+ | B | 30 min | $133,240 |
| Dundee Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 29 min | $98,089 |
Same-state neighbors only. Elgin Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hanover Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Hanover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hanover Township?
$99,697 (±$4,134) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanover Township?
9.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanover Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanover Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (13%, 30 mi), Elgin (9%, 6 mi), Schaumburg (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hanover Township walkable?
Hanover Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hanover Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 6% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hanover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hanover Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.