Hamblen Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Only 2% stay in Hamblen Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (15%, 14 miles). 116 jobs are based in Hamblen Township, and 1,666 of its residents work somewhere. Hamblen Township grades B for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Hamblen Township stands out on work
Hamblen Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Hamblen Township is a place people come home to
There are 116 jobs based in Hamblen Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hamblen Township has about 3,000 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. 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.
How Hamblen Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hamblen Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns, #233 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Hamblen Township’s grade up (1.9%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 25% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hamblen Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
The daily trip from Hamblen Township: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamblen Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,206 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who commutes out of Hamblen Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,638 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Hamblen Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where Hamblen Township goes to work
Where Hamblen Township clocks in
15% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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.
53% of the jobs in Hamblen Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamblen Township, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 116. 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 Hamblen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hamblen Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
The commute in Hamblen Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hamblen Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #488 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,582 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). 4.8% of Hamblen Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Hamblen Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hamblen Township is 1,582nd of 3,862 U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,100 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 88 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 127 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,580 | Gravette AR | 3,889 | $68K | 5.8% | 3.5% | 10% | B |
| 1,581 | Milan MI | 5,973 | $97K | 10.4% | 5.8% | 9% | B |
| 1,582 | Hamblen Township IN | 4,525 | $87K | 9.4% | 1.9% | 2% | B |
| 1,583 | Holden ME | 3,438 | $92K | 3.2% | 4.5% | 5% | B |
| 1,584 | Concord Township OH | 4,649 | $75K | 7.7% | 1.7% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,862 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Hamblen Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns around Hamblen Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamblen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamblen Township | – | B | C− | 39 min | $87,159 |
| Jackson Township | 2% | B | D | 40 min | $74,020 |
| Washington Township | 2% | B− | C+ | 32 min | $66,793 |
| Nineveh Township | under 2% | A− | D | 31 min | $91,477 |
| Hensley Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 28 min | $90,525 |
| Prince's Lakes | under 2% | B | D | 38 min | $89,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township. Darker towns draw more of Hamblen 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 Hamblen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hamblen Township?
$87,159 (±$21,665) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamblen Township?
9.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamblen Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamblen Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (15%, 14 mi), Nashville (11%, 7 mi), Indianapolis (11%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hamblen Township walkable?
Hamblen Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hamblen Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hamblen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamblen 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.