Photo: SD Dirk · CC BY 2.0Household incomes in Hanover Township trail those of 94% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 19.3%, next to 11.8% for Illinois as a whole. For jobs and income Hanover Township is better than 3% of U.S. towns (D−); for walkability it is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (C−). Only 2% work in Hanover Township itself; outside it, Galena draws the most (15%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Hanover Township, in brief
Hanover Township is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Hanover Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hanover Township has about 650 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Hanover Township averages 30 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (13 to 24 minutes). Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 536 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Hanover Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Hanover Township’s grade.
Unemployment (8.1%) is left out: Hanover Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Hanover Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
Who commutes out of Hanover Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 527 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.07 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Hanover Township’s working residents head each day
Where Hanover Township clocks in
15% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Goods, not services: 55% of the jobs in Hanover Township
40 jobs are based in Hanover Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanover Township, 2014 → 2024: 167 → 40. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hanover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 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 363 commuters (the 13% 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.
How far Hanover Township goes to work
About 29% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Hanover Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 416 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.2% of Hanover Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hanover Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hanover Township next to U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,060 | Chesterfield SC | 1,357 | $45K | 28.3% | 10.0% | 9% | D− |
| 4,061 | Phillips WI | 1,492 | $47K | 19.2% | 4.8% | 43% | D− |
| 4,062 | Hanover Township IL | 1,150 | $44K | 19.3% | 8.1% | 2% | D− |
| 4,063 | Allouez Township MI | 1,525 | $45K | 17.7% | 1.9% | 7% | D− |
| 4,064 | Brunswick Township MO | 1,256 | $46K | 18.9% | 7.1% | 15% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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.
How Hanover Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Elizabeth Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | – | D− | C− | 30 min | $43,750 |
| Elizabeth Township | 6% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Rice Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Derinda Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elizabeth Township, Rice Township, Derinda Township and Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, 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 2024, 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?
$43,750 (±$7,786) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanover Township?
19.3%, 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. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanover Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galena (15%, 14 mi), Elizabeth (7%, 6 mi), Elizabeth Township (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hanover Township walkable?
Hanover Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hanover Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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), 2024, 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.