At 1.1%, unemployment in Hammond Township is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Hammond Township are A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. 2% of workers work from home, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole. Hardly any work in Hammond Township; the top destination outside it is Evansville (12%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Hammond Township in brief
Hammond Township is a place people come home to
There are 81 jobs based in Hammond Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hammond Township has about 1,000 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hammond Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hammond Township is Evansville, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (84) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Hammond Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 684 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Hammond Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hammond Township is better than 77% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Hammond Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 34% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hammond Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Hammond Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 679 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Hammond Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.12 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hammond Township
About 15% 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.
About 29 minutes to work from Hammond Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hammond Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,110 commuters (the 2% 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.
The towns that employ Hammond Township’s residents
Where Hammond Township clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
In Hammond Township, 41% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
81 jobs are based in Hammond Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hammond Township, 2014 → 2024: 98 → 81. 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 Hammond Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Hammond Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hammond Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, the same share as across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,129 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). 2.4% of Hammond Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Hammond Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hammond Township is 733rd of 5,381 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,200 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 1% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 106 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 731 | Elmer NJ | 1,376 | $95K | 9.8% | 2.9% | 5% | A− |
| 732 | Valatie NY | 1,705 | $100K | 4.1% | 6.5% | 2% | A− |
| 733 | Hammond Township IN | 1,645 | $84K | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1% | A− |
| 734 | Franklin Township IN | 1,297 | $105K | 6.5% | 0.5% | 2% | A− |
| 735 | Mechanicsville MD | 1,395 | $121K | 2.9% | 1.9% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,381 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Hammond Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Hammond Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Ohio Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hammond Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond Township | – | A− | C | 29 min | $83,565 |
| Grass Township | under 4% | C | D− | 28 min | $54,549 |
| Huff Township | under 4% | A− | D− | 25 min | $127,692 |
| Clay Township | under 4% | B | C− | 30 min | $89,167 |
| Ohio Township | 5% | B | B | 24 min | $76,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hammond 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 Hammond Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hammond Township?
$83,565 (±$30,037) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hammond Township?
4.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hammond Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hammond Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Evansville (12%, 31 mi), Jasper (6%, 28 mi), Ferdinand (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hammond Township walkable?
Hammond Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hammond Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hammond Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hammond 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.