Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Columbus for about half of Hamilton Township’s working residents
Hamilton Township grades B− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 6% work in Hamilton Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (47%, 10 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hamilton Township: the gist
Stores, warehouses and trucking
65% of the jobs in Hamilton Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 28% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Hamilton Township is where the jobs are
Hamilton Township has 7,655 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Hamilton Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Hamilton Township went from 5,628 in 2013 to 7,655 in 2023, +36%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Hamilton Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hamilton Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns, #649 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Hamilton Township’s grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (17.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hamilton Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
What work there is in Hamilton Township: 7,655 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamilton Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,628 → 7,655. 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 Hamilton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Hamilton Township
On a workday 3,787 residents head out to work, 226 work right here, and 7,429 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Hamilton Township on a workday afternoon, 35% more than live here.
1.9 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 Hamilton Township’s workers come from
Where Hamilton Township clocks in
47% of workers
5% 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.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Hamilton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamilton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,895 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hamilton 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.
The commute in Hamilton Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hamilton Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #438 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Hamilton Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,369 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 18% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% 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). 7.3% of Hamilton Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hamilton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000, Hamilton Township ranks 1,810th of 2,878 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,808 | Rensselaer NY | 9,421 | $70K | 17.9% | 4.6% | 5% | B− |
| 1,809 | Ketchikan AK | 7,939 | $85K | 11.2% | 4.0% | — | B− |
| 1,810 | Hamilton Township OH | 10,413 | $79K | 17.0% | 6.3% | 6% | B− |
| 1,811 | Harrisonville MO | 10,040 | $62K | 7.2% | 6.2% | 19% | B− |
| 1,812 | York NE | 8,284 | $63K | 11.5% | 1.7% | 47% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | 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 Hamilton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
61% of Hamilton Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamilton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | – | B− | B− | 21 min | $78,611 |
| Columbus | 47% | B− | A | 22 min | $66,082 |
| Obetz | 5% | B− | C+ | 20 min | $87,304 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 22 min | $91,817 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 23 min | $89,239 |
| Lockbourne | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Grove City | 5% | A | B+ | 22 min | $93,161 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 25 min | $64,423 |
| Groveport | 4% | A− | B | 24 min | $93,586 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lockbourne: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Columbus. Darker towns draw more of Hamilton 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 Hamilton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hamilton Township?
$78,611 (±$6,501) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamilton Township?
17.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamilton Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamilton Township work?
6% work in town.
Is Hamilton Township walkable?
Hamilton Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hamilton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hamilton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamilton 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.