Hanover Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% work in Hanover Township; the top destination outside it is Traverse City (19%, 19 miles). 254 jobs are based in Hanover Township for 598 working residents. Jobs and income earn Hanover Township C−; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Hanover Township
How Hanover Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Hanover Township is better than 24% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Hanover Township’s grade up (11.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 17% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (1.5%) is left out: Hanover Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is three years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Hanover Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Hanover Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 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 762 commuters (the 8% 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.
Who works in Hanover Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 576 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 232 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2021, primary jobs.
Out of Hanover Township to work: where people go
Where Hanover Township clocks in
19% of workers
15% 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.
A place that makes things: 35% of Hanover Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanover Township, 2011 → 2021: 110 → 254. 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 many miles Hanover Township commutes
About 24% 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 29% of U.S. towns. 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 830 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). 0.8% 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.
Among U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300, Hanover Township ranks 3,782nd of 5,760 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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| 99 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 206 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 249 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,780 | Rockport IN | 1,966 | $49K | 13.3% | 3.2% | 11% | C− |
| 3,781 | Washington Township IN | 1,234 | $72K | 20.0% | 0.0% | 2% | C− |
| 3,782 | Hanover Township MI | 1,729 | $68K | 11.7% | 1.5% | 4% | C− |
| 3,783 | Alburgh VT | 2,147 | $76K | 11.4% | 2.1% | 9% | C− |
| 3,784 | Coats Bend AL | 1,630 | $70K | 18.0% | 1.4% | 0% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | 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 Hanover Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Hanover Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | – | C− | C | 30 min | $68,214 |
| Greenwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Mayfield Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 30 min | $74,432 |
| Antioch Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Wexford Township | under 2% | C− | D | 33 min | $77,563 |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenwood Township and Antioch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$68,214 (±$12,119) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanover Township?
11.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanover Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanover Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Traverse City (19%, 19 mi), Garfield Township (15%, 17 mi), Cadillac (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Hanover Township walkable?
Hanover Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 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 1% 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.