Hanover High School Complex · Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Hanover Township (0.2%) than in 98% of U.S. towns
Hanover Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 6% work in Hanover Township; the top destination outside it is Jackson (19%, 10 miles). 7% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Hanover Township
Hanover Township makes and builds things
44% of the jobs based in Hanover Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Hanover Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 28%. The jobs ↓
Hanover Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. 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 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published.
Jobs & income in Hanover Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hanover Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #156 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Hanover Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 38% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hanover Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Hanover Township makes things: 44% of its jobs are in goods
474 jobs are based in Hanover Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanover Township, 2011 → 2021: 493 → 474. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hanover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Hanover Township spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hanover Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,564 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Hanover Township
On a workday 1,387 residents head out to work, 95 work right here, and 379 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.32 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 2021, primary jobs.
Out of Hanover Township to work: where people go
Where Hanover Township clocks in
19% 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.
How many miles Hanover Township commutes
About 18% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Hanover Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hanover Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #609 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,687 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 Hanover Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hanover Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,318 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000, Hanover Township comes 873rd 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 116 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 120 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 871 | Dundee OR | 3,193 | $107K | 3.3% | 4.2% | 4% | A− |
| 872 | Seymour WI | 3,628 | $81K | 4.5% | 3.2% | 13% | A− |
| 873 | Hanover Township MI | 3,708 | $81K | 4.6% | 0.2% | 6% | A− |
| 874 | Franklin Township PA | 4,467 | $144K | 4.9% | 3.8% | 3% | A− |
| 875 | Val Verde CA | 3,291 | $136K | 5.7% | 5.4% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,318 | 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 Hanover Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Hanover Township
The biggest share goes to Spring Arbor Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | – | A− | D | 29 min | $81,477 |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | B | D | 23 min | $102,969 |
| Spring Arbor Township | 3% | A− | B+ | 21 min | $87,316 |
| Moscow Township | under 3% | C− | D | 26 min | $58,603 |
| Pulaski Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 29 min | $76,625 |
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 2021, 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?
$81,477 (±$28,346) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanover Township?
4.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanover Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanover Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (19%, 10 mi), Blackman Township (8%, 13 mi), Summit Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Hanover Township walkable?
Hanover Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hanover Township without a car?
0% 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 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), 2021, 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.