Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHamilton Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 7% stay in Hamilton Township for work; outside it, Muncie is the main destination (40%, 5 miles). Employers in Hamilton Township report 1,138 jobs, against 2,998 working residents. For jobs and income Hamilton Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (D−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hamilton Township and work: the main findings
Hamilton Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Unemployment holds Hamilton Township’s grade up (1.8%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($74,274, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hamilton Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
The daily commute in and out of Hamilton Township
On a workday 2,799 residents head out to work, 199 work right here, and 939 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,400 people are in Hamilton Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 the trip to work from Hamilton Township ends
Where Hamilton Township clocks in
40% of workers
9% of workers
3% 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.
The kinds of work in Hamilton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamilton Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,192 → 1,138. 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 Hamilton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Hamilton Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamilton Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,993 commuters (the 8% 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.
Hamilton Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Hamilton Township is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,244 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). 1.3% of Hamilton Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hamilton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hamilton Township is 1,330th of 3,154 U.S. towns of 5,100 to 9,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 173 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,328 | Pelican Bay FL | 6,159 | $164K | 7.7% | 8.3% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,329 | Islamorada, Village of Islands FL | 6,955 | $87K | 6.9% | 0.0% | 28% | B+ |
| 1,330 | Hamilton Township IN | 7,302 | $74K | 9.2% | 1.8% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,331 | Canonsburg PA | 9,529 | $79K | 6.2% | 5.6% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,332 | Marlborough NY | 9,070 | $107K | 10.6% | 4.4% | 17% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,154 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Hamilton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Hamilton Township and its neighbors: 44% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamilton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | – | B+ | D− | 21 min | $74,274 |
| Center Township | 3% | C− | A | 19 min | $44,165 |
| Delaware Township | under 2% | B | C | 29 min | $74,032 |
| Harrison Township | 1% | A− | C− | 33 min | $82,806 |
| Union Township | under 2% | C− | D | 27 min | $66,902 |
| Muncie | 40% | C− | A | 18 min | $44,471 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B− | D | 26 min | $74,457 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Muncie. Darker towns draw more of Hamilton 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 Hamilton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hamilton Township?
$74,274 (±$7,163) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamilton Township?
9.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamilton Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamilton Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muncie (40%, 5 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 52 mi), Anderson (3%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hamilton Township walkable?
Hamilton Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hamilton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hamilton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamilton 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.