Photo: Nheyob · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Hanover Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Hanover Township B+; getting around on foot earns it D. 718 jobs are based in Hanover Township; 3,804 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hanover Township: the gist
Inside Hanover Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hanover Township is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #346 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Hanover Township’s grade. 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, Hanover Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Who commutes out of Hanover Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 3,702 residents head out to work, 102 work right here, and 616 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 2024, primary jobs.
14% of working residents work in Hamilton
Where Hanover Township clocks in
14% of workers
10% 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.
Jobs in Hanover Township: what the 718 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanover Township, 2014 → 2024: 652 → 718. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hanover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Hanover Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hanover Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,008 commuters (the 8% 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 Hanover Township, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Hanover Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hanover Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #921 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Hanover 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 3,279 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). 2.1% of Hanover Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hanover Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Hanover Township is 1,036th among 2,947 U.S. towns of 5,900 to 11,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 26 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,034 | Skaneateles NY | 7,016 | $104K | 10.1% | 2.3% | 22% | B+ |
| 1,035 | St. Marys Township OH | 11,069 | $75K | 6.8% | 1.4% | 22% | B+ |
| 1,036 | Hanover Township OH | 8,396 | $80K | 6.5% | 3.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,037 | German Township OH | 8,909 | $97K | 6.3% | 5.0% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,038 | Ashburnham MA | 6,554 | $119K | 6.8% | 3.0% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,947 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Hanover Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 14% of Hanover Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | – | B+ | D | 26 min | $79,911 |
| Hamilton | 14% | C | A− | 25 min | $55,166 |
| Reily Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 28 min | $77,421 |
| Ross Township | under 2% | A | C− | 29 min | $93,906 |
| Milford Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 31 min | $83,750 |
| St. Clair Township | under 2% | C | C− | 27 min | $62,378 |
| Millville | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Millville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hamilton. Darker towns draw more of Hanover 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 2024, 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 Hanover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hanover Township?
$79,911 (±$9,550) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanover Township?
6.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanover Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanover Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hamilton (14%, 6 mi), Cincinnati (10%, 22 mi), Fairfield (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hanover Township walkable?
Hanover Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hanover Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hanover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hanover Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.