Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hamer Township works elsewhere
Employers in Hamer Township report 71 jobs for 298 working residents. Hardly any work in Hamer Township; the top destination outside it is Hillsboro (11%, 8 miles). Home is the office for 4% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hamer Township and work: the main findings
Hamer Township is a place people come home to
There are 71 jobs based in Hamer Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hamer Township has about 450 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hamer Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Hamer Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 298 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Hamer Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 297 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Hamer Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2023, primary jobs.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamer Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
Commuting out of Hamer Township: the destinations
Where Hamer Township clocks in
11% 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.
Goods, not services: 51% of the jobs in Hamer Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamer Township, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 71. 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 Hamer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Hamer Township
About 22% 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.
Hamer Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Dodson Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamer Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $54,200 |
| Whiteoak Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 37 min | $77,500 |
| New Market Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 25 min | $70,217 |
| Dodson Township | 2% | C+ | C− | 31 min | $70,441 |
| Union Township | under 2% | B− | C | 35 min | $67,481 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Clay Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 37 min | $71,310 |
Same-state neighbors only. Salem Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hamer 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 Hamer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hamer Township?
$54,200 (±$24,577) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamer Township?
2.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamer Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamer Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsboro (11%, 8 mi), Wilmington (4%, 19 mi), Blue Ash (4%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hamer Township without a car?
1% 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 Hamer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamer 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.