Hambden Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A: better than 89% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #145 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns · #804 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are higher than in 72% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Hambden Township; the top destination outside it is Cleveland (11%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Hambden Township
Hambden Township is a place people come home to
There are 392 jobs based in Hambden Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hambden Township has about 2,900 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hambden Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hambden Township is Cleveland, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (233) 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.
What’s behind Hambden Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hambden Township is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #145 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 63% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hambden Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Hambden Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,145 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 323 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Hambden Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
Half of Hambden Township commutes less than 15 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
11% of working residents work in Cleveland
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Hambden Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
10% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 392 jobs in Hambden Township are
392 jobs are based in Hambden Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hambden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hambden Township, 2013 → 2023: 427 → 392. 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.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hambden Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,272 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Most trips from Hambden Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hambden Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #804 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,557 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). 0.5% of Hambden Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Hambden Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hambden Township is 459th of 3,867 U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hambden Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 29 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 56 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 62 | Sharon Township OH | 6,117 | $126K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 457 | Berwyn Heights MD | 3,338 | $147K | 6.6% | 4.4% | 1% | A |
| 458 | Killingworth CT | 6,288 | $141K | 3.0% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| 459 | Hambden Township OH | 4,728 | $94K | 4.0% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
| 460 | Annetta TX | 3,546 | $178K | 1.5% | 5.1% | 2% | A |
| 461 | Hortonville WI | 3,340 | $82K | 4.4% | 0.7% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
13% of Hambden Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Chardon (10%). Darker towns draw more of Hambden Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hambden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hambden Township | – | A | C− | 27 min | $93,849 |
| Chardon | 10% | A− | A− | 25 min | $86,613 |
| Claridon Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 23 min | $85,500 |
| Montville Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 30 min | $74,493 |
| Leroy Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 27 min | $114,250 |
| Chardon Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Concord Township | 3% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $121,527 |
Same-state neighbors only. Chardon Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Hambden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hambden Township?
$93,849 (±$19,853) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hambden Township?
4.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hambden Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hambden Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (11%, 29 mi), Chardon (10%, 4 mi), Mentor (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hambden Township walkable?
Hambden Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hambden Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hambden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hambden 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.