Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Hamilton Township trail those of 81% of U.S. towns
About one in three work in Hamilton Township; the top destination outside it is Sullivan (19%, 1 miles). 13.5% of residents live below the poverty line (Indiana 12.3%). For jobs and income Hamilton Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Hamilton Township apart on work
The four measures behind Hamilton Township’s grade
Unemployment holds Hamilton Township’s grade up (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($54,885, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hamilton Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Where the trip to work from Hamilton Township ends
Where Hamilton Township clocks in
19% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Who commutes out of Hamilton Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,922 residents head out to work, 848 work right here, and 2,057 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Hamilton Township’s employers do
2,905 jobs are based in Hamilton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamilton Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,039 → 2,905. 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 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 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 3,167 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 26% 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.
Getting around Hamilton Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,451 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). 6.3% 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 places 2,342nd of 3,164 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 76 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 120 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 170 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,340 | Brookshire TX | 6,090 | $66K | 21.4% | 7.6% | 7% | C |
| 2,341 | Chemung Township IL | 9,102 | $68K | 13.7% | 7.3% | 13% | C |
| 2,342 | Hamilton Township IN | 7,086 | $55K | 13.5% | 2.6% | 31% | C |
| 2,343 | Lansing Township MI | 8,060 | $48K | 19.1% | 5.0% | 5% | C |
| 2,344 | Allegany NY | 7,484 | $73K | 15.0% | 4.2% | 16% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,164 | 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 the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Haddon Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamilton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | – | C | B | 22 min | $54,885 |
| Cass Township | under 3% | C− | C− | 24 min | $61,285 |
| Gill Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | D | D | 39 min | $50,288 |
| Turman Township | under 3% | D− | D− | 32 min | $54,167 |
| Curry Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 24 min | $53,469 |
| Haddon Township | 4% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $62,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gill Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$54,885 (±$7,231) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamilton Township?
13.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamilton Township?
22 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?
31% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sullivan (19%, 1 mi), Terre Haute (6%, 25 mi), Indianapolis (5%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hamilton Township walkable?
Hamilton Township is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hamilton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% 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.