Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Hanover Township earn more than those in 96% of U.S. towns
Hanover Township grades A+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Below the poverty line: 3.2% of residents; New Jersey has 9.7%. 24% of workers have no commute at all, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hanover Township, in a few figures
Hanover Township is where the jobs are
Hanover Township has 20,019 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 27,000 people are in town, 80% more than the 15,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Hanover Township draws workers from far and wide
The 20,019 jobs in Hanover Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 20%; the other 77% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
77% of Hanover Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 76% of the jobs based in Hanover Township. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Hanover Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Hanover Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hanover Township is New York City, NY, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (836) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Hanover Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hanover Township is among the top U.S. towns, #12 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hanover Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Who leaves Hanover Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 7,194 residents head out to work, 697 work right here, and 19,322 people come in from elsewhere.
About 27,000 people are in Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 80% more than live here.
2.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Hanover Township’s workforce comes from
Where Hanover Township clocks in
11% 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.
76% of the jobs in Hanover Township pay over $3,333 a month
20,019 jobs are based in Hanover Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanover Township, 2013 → 2023: 15,284 → 20,019. 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 Hanover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Hanover 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 Hanover Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,937 commuters (the 24% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Hanover Township
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.
Getting around Hanover Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hanover Township is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns, #351 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,857 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 60% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% 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). 3.8% of Hanover Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Hanover Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hanover Township is 26th of 1,969 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 20,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 12 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
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| 24 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 25 | Lantana TX | 12,766 | $199K | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 26 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| 27 | La Grange IL | 15,935 | $160K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| 28 | Riverside Township IL | 16,083 | $122K | 4.5% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 35 | East Greenwich Township NJ | 12,610 | $149K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 41 | Berkeley Heights Township NJ | 15,140 | $205K | 1.9% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,969 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 New Jersey.
Work next door: 13% of Hanover Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | – | A+ | B+ | 24 min | $156,956 |
| East Hanover Township | 4% | A+ | B+ | 25 min | $149,583 |
| Morris Township | 2% | A | A | 29 min | $204,951 |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | 7% | A | A | 28 min | $112,327 |
| Morris Plains | under 2% | A | A | 29 min | $154,923 |
| Troy Hills | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Troy Hills: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. 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 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 Hanover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hanover Township?
$156,956 (±$11,111) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanover Township?
3.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanover Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanover Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (11%, 28 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (7%, 3 mi), Morristown (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hanover Township walkable?
Hanover Township is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hanover Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 10% 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), 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.