Photo: Rwetruck at en.wikipedia · Public domainHamilton Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Measured by household income, Hamilton Township is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. Employers in Hamilton Township report 2,658 jobs, against 14,667 working residents. For jobs and income Hamilton Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hamilton Township at work: what stands out
Hamilton Township is a place people come home to
There are 2,658 jobs based in Hamilton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hamilton Township has about 21,000 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Hamilton Township works from home
22% of Hamilton Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Hamilton Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Hamilton Township went from 1,862 in 2013 to 2,658 in 2023, +43%. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Hamilton Township
The poverty rate holds Hamilton Township’s grade up (3.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (4.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hamilton Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Hamilton Township
On a workday 14,045 residents head out to work, 622 work right here, and 2,036 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21,000 people are in Hamilton Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Hamilton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 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 13,082 commuters (the 22% 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.
What Hamilton Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamilton Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,862 → 2,658. 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.
10% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Hamilton Township clocks in
10% of workers
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.
How many miles Hamilton Township commutes
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.
For most of Hamilton Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 16,692 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.0% of Hamilton Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Hamilton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 23,000 to 45,000, Hamilton Township ranks 339th of 1,315 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 6 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 337 | San Juan Capistrano CA | 35,119 | $129K | 8.3% | 3.6% | 10% | A |
| 338 | Londonderry NH | 27,844 | $133K | 2.7% | 5.0% | 14% | A |
| 339 | Hamilton Township OH | 33,226 | $119K | 3.1% | 4.9% | 4% | A |
| 340 | San Lorenzo CA | 29,171 | $113K | 4.6% | 5.1% | 3% | A |
| 341 | Timberwood Park TX | 35,413 | $157K | 6.0% | 4.7% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,315 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
Next door is work for 13% of Hamilton Township
The biggest share goes to Mason (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamilton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | – | A | C+ | 26 min | $119,478 |
| Deerfield Township | 5% | A | B | 23 min | $125,191 |
| Loveland | under 3% | A− | B− | 26 min | $94,323 |
| Union Township | under 3% | A− | D | 33 min | $103,205 |
| Loveland Park | under 3% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $118,636 |
| Salem Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 35 min | $96,104 |
| Kings Mills | under 3% | B+ | C | 18 min | $139,643 |
| Harlan Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 35 min | $108,214 |
| Symmes Township | under 3% | A+ | B+ | 23 min | $157,136 |
| South Lebanon | under 3% | B | C− | 31 min | $104,511 |
| Mason | 8% | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $125,401 |
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?
$119,478 (±$7,055) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamilton Township?
3.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamilton Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamilton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (10%, 21 mi), Mason (8%, 6 mi), Blue Ash (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hamilton Township walkable?
Hamilton Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hamilton Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% 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.