Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 3.0Most of North Hanover Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
North Hanover Township has 1,033 jobs; 2,832 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income North Hanover Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (B). Only 5% work in North Hanover Township itself; outside it, Hamilton Township draws the most (6%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
North Hanover Township and work: the main findings
No single place dominates North Hanover Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Hamilton Township, gets only 6% of working residents, and 70% work outside the top ten towns entirely. North Hanover Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Commutes from North 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 ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in North Hanover Township
Job access by car holds North Hanover Township’s grade up (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Hanover Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Where North Hanover Township’s working residents head each day
Where North Hanover Township clocks in
6% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Hanover Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,258 commuters (the 16% 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.
How many people are in North Hanover Township by day
On a workday 2,700 residents head out to work, 132 work right here, and 901 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,400 people are in North Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
67% of the jobs in North Hanover Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Hanover Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,022 → 1,033. 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 North Hanover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from North Hanover Township
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.
Getting around North Hanover Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,895 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 21% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 7% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 43% 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). 0.0% of North Hanover Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of North Hanover Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Hanover Township next to U.S. towns of 5,700 to 11,100: 1,461st of 3,034 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,459 | Green Lake Township MI | 6,822 | $93K | 8.1% | 3.1% | 6% | B |
| 1,460 | East Rochester NY | 6,132 | $73K | 7.5% | 5.8% | 8% | B |
| 1,461 | North Hanover Township NJ | 8,189 | $87K | 8.7% | 6.0% | 5% | B |
| 1,462 | Duanesburg NY | 6,020 | $95K | 9.8% | 4.1% | 7% | B |
| 1,463 | Hailey ID | 10,053 | $91K | 7.4% | 2.3% | 30% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,034 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 North Hanover Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Next door is work for 10% of North Hanover Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Hanover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hanover Township | – | B | B | 24 min | $86,683 |
| New Hanover Township | 2% | A+ | A | 13 min | $107,292 |
| Cookstown | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| McGuire AFB | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Hamilton Township | 6% | B+ | A− | 25 min | $100,771 |
| Chesterfield Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 33 min | $208,836 |
| Upper Freehold Township | under 2% | A | B | 32 min | $183,750 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 27 min | $146,157 |
| Wrightstown | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Plumsted Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 32 min | $103,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cookstown and McGuire AFB: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Wrightstown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hamilton Township. Darker towns draw more of North 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 North Hanover Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Hanover Township?
$86,683 (±$8,866) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Hanover Township?
8.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Hanover Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Hanover Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hamilton Township (6%, 9 mi), Trenton (4%, 13 mi), Philadelphia (4%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Hanover Township walkable?
North Hanover Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Hanover Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 7% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Hanover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North 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.