Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Hamilton Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Hamilton Township report 9 jobs; 173 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Hamilton Township; the top destination outside it is Jackson (19%, 11 miles). For 23% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Hamilton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 172 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Hamilton Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The towns that employ Hamilton Township’s residents
Where Hamilton Township clocks in
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 56% of Hamilton Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamilton Township, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 9. 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.
Hamilton Township’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 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 135 commuters (the 23% 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.
The commute from Hamilton Township, by distance
About 23% 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.
The towns around Hamilton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamilton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $63,304 |
| Madison Township | under 3% | B− | D | 31 min | $99,032 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | C | B− | 42 min | $54,773 |
| Bloom Township | under 3% | C | D− | 36 min | $57,857 |
| Scioto Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 31 min | $73,485 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$63,304 (±$22,893) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamilton Township?
0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamilton Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamilton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (19%, 11 mi), Wellston (8%, 18 mi), Columbus (5%, 77 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hamilton Township without a car?
0% 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 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.