Hanover Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Measured by household income, Hanover Township is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. 3,341 jobs are based in Hanover Township; 8,928 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Hanover Township A; getting around on foot earns it B+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hanover Township: the gist
Hanover Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
No single place dominates Hanover Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Crown Point, gets only 7% of working residents, and 51% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Hanover Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Hanover Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Hanover Township went from 2,280 in 2014 to 3,341 in 2024, +47%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Hanover Township
66% of Hanover Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Hanover Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 90% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Hanover Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hanover Township is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #53 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hanover Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Getting to work from Hanover Township takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hanover Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,787 commuters (the 9% 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.
7% of working residents work in Crown Point
Where Hanover Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
What Hanover Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanover Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,280 → 3,341. 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.
Who works in Hanover Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 8,044 residents head out to work, 884 work right here, and 2,457 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The commute from Hanover Township, by distance
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.
Driving is how Hanover Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hanover Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #141 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Hanover Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,619 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Hanover Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Hanover Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,787 U.S. towns of 15,000 to 29,000, Hanover Township comes 348th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 31 | Whitestown IN | 15,767 | $124K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 6% | A+ |
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| 39 | St. John IN | 24,841 | $131K | 2.1% | 2.3% | 8% | A+ |
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| 74 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
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| 346 | Coronado CA | 21,094 | $135K | 4.7% | 4.7% | 14% | A |
| 347 | Bonney Lake WA | 22,139 | $137K | 4.5% | 3.6% | 3% | A |
| 348 | Hanover Township IN | 21,195 | $103K | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10% | A |
| 349 | Newcastle OK | 15,198 | $93K | 3.8% | 2.8% | 9% | A |
| 350 | Richland Township IN | 15,217 | $101K | 3.9% | 1.6% | 17% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,787 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Indiana.
Work next door: 10% of Hanover Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to St. John (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | – | A | B+ | 32 min | $102,823 |
| St. John Township | under 3% | A− | B+ | 31 min | $103,035 |
| West Creek Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 33 min | $87,346 |
| Center Township | under 3% | A− | B− | 30 min | $102,336 |
| St. John | 5% | A+ | B | 31 min | $131,467 |
| Cedar Lake | 5% | B+ | C+ | 32 min | $83,381 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$102,823 (±$10,351) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanover Township?
3.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanover Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanover Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crown Point (7%, 7 mi), Chicago (7%, 33 mi), St. John (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hanover Township walkable?
Hanover Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hanover Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.