Hamilton Township has lower unemployment (2.3%) than 80% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 74% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Hamilton Township C+; getting around on foot earns it B−. About one in five stay in Hamilton Township for work; outside it, Hamilton is the main destination (17%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hamilton Township at work: what stands out
Jobs in Hamilton Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Hamilton Township went from 439 in 2013 to 927 in 2023, +111%. The jobs ↓
Hamilton Township and Hamilton trade workers both ways
Hamilton is the top workplace for Hamilton Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Hamilton Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 926 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Hamilton Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hamilton Township is better than 44% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Hamilton Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 16% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hamilton Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
The kinds of work in Hamilton Township
927 jobs are based in Hamilton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamilton Township, 2013 → 2023: 439 → 927. 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.
The places Hamilton Township commutes to
Where Hamilton Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% 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.
The distance from Hamilton Township to work
About 34% 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.
Who works in Hamilton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 765 residents head out to work, 161 work right here, and 766 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 (1.00 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.
The daily trip from Hamilton Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamilton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 863 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 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.
Getting around Hamilton Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hamilton Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Hamilton 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 975 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). 7.5% of Hamilton Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hamilton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Hamilton Township is 2,769th of 5,552 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Warson Woods MO | 1,990 | $207K | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Weatherby Lake MO | 2,139 | $153K | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 54 | Lake Winnebago MO | 1,869 | $179K | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,767 | Blue River Township IN | 2,025 | $64K | 4.5% | 10.2% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,768 | Burlingame Township KS | 1,703 | $64K | 6.5% | 6.8% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,769 | Hamilton Township MO | 2,342 | $60K | 8.2% | 2.3% | 17% | C+ |
| 2,770 | Fell Township PA | 2,370 | $61K | 9.4% | 2.7% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,771 | Holly Lake Ranch TX | 2,956 | $70K | 7.0% | 11.4% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,552 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Missouri.
Hamilton Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamilton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | – | C+ | B− | 24 min | $59,839 |
| Sheridan Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Gomer Township | under 2% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Kidder Township | under 2% | C | D− | 27 min | $72,532 |
| Kingston Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Kidder | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sheridan Township, Gomer Township, Kingston Township and Kidder: fewer than 1,000 residents, 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?
$59,839 (±$9,496) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamilton Township?
8.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamilton Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamilton Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hamilton (17%, 2 mi), Kansas City (10%, 51 mi), Cameron (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hamilton Township walkable?
Hamilton Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 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 8% 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.