More people are out of work in Hanover (6.5%) than in 78% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. Hanover grades C for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in four work in Hanover; the top destination outside it is Pomfret (7%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Hanover, in brief
The figures behind Hanover’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hanover is better than 26% of U.S. towns, #612 of 758 in New York. Household income holds Hanover’s grade up ($71,563, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hanover could be anywhere from D to B−.
The daily trip from Hanover: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hanover workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,451 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In and out of Hanover on a workday
On a workday 1,714 residents head out to work, 537 work right here, and 1,030 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,100 people are in Hanover on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.70 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Hanover goes to work
Where Hanover clocks in
7% 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.
What work there is in Hanover: 1,567 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanover, 2013 → 2023: 2,051 → 1,567. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Hanover goes to work
About 16% 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.
In Hanover, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hanover is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #453 of 758 in New York. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 6.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,771 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). 7.2% of Hanover households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hanover’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,519th of 3,168: where Hanover ranks among U.S. towns of 4,800 to 9,200
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 16 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,517 | Charles City IA | 7,013 | $59K | 13.3% | 4.6% | 46% | C |
| 2,518 | Brevard NC | 8,098 | $54K | 15.1% | 3.6% | 33% | C |
| 2,519 | Hanover NY | 6,808 | $72K | 14.2% | 6.5% | 24% | C |
| 2,520 | Hidden Valley Lake CA | 5,872 | $84K | 7.8% | 11.2% | 8% | C |
| 2,521 | Georgetown DE | 8,291 | $50K | 16.8% | 3.7% | 13% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,168 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Hanover and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Sheridan (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanover workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover | – | C | B | 27 min | $71,563 |
| Silver Creek | under 3% | C− | B | 29 min | $63,854 |
| Perrysburg | under 3% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $62,333 |
| Sheridan | 2% | B+ | D | 24 min | $87,083 |
| Villenova | under 3% | D | D− | 24 min | $64,185 |
| Arkwright | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arkwright: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hanover’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: questions
What is the median household income in Hanover?
$71,563 (±$9,091) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanover?
14.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanover?
27 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanover work?
24% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pomfret (7%, 13 mi), Dunkirk (7%, 11 mi), Dunkirk (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hanover walkable?
Hanover is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hanover without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hanover, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hanover
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.