Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHanover has higher household incomes than 60% of U.S. towns
Only 3% stay in Hanover for work; outside it, Newark is the main destination (29%, 8 miles). Poverty touches 4.3% of residents, next to 13.3% for Ohio as a whole. The two grades for Hanover are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hanover: the figures worth knowing
Hanover and Newark trade workers both ways
Newark is the top workplace for Hanover residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Hanover come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Hanover pay little
27% of the jobs based in Hanover pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Hanover workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 647 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Hanover’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Hanover is better than 73% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (1.3%) is left out: Hanover’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Hanover could be anywhere from B− to A.
Where Hanover’s working residents head each day
Where Hanover clocks in
29% of workers
16% of workers
6% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Hanover
377 jobs are based in Hanover.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanover, 2013 → 2023: 385 → 377. 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 Hanover’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from Hanover
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hanover workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 473 commuters (the 12% 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.
Hanover quiets down on a workday
On a workday 627 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 357 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Hanover on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The commute from Hanover, by distance
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.
Driving is how Hanover gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hanover is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Hanover 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 536 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). 0.4% of Hanover households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hanover’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Hanover is 873rd among 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 871 | Bogart GA | 1,326 | $90K | 7.9% | 1.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 872 | Fort Loramie OH | 1,736 | $94K | 5.8% | 2.2% | 10% | B+ |
| 873 | Hanover OH | 1,397 | $83K | 4.3% | 1.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 874 | Barbee IN | 1,464 | $95K | 3.8% | 12.1% | 2% | B+ |
| 875 | Hudson Lake IN | 1,347 | $98K | 7.2% | 0.0% | <1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Hanover: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanover workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover | – | B+ | D | 28 min | $83,393 |
| Marne | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marne: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hanover’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 Hanover: questions
What is the median household income in Hanover?
$83,393 (±$15,999) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanover?
4.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanover?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanover work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newark (29%, 8 mi), Columbus (16%, 38 mi), Heath (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hanover walkable?
Hanover is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hanover without a car?
0% 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 Hanover, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hanover
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.