Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Hopewell Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hopewell Township has 53 jobs, and 616 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Hopewell Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (D−). 25% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Hopewell Township, in brief
Hopewell Township is a place people come home to
There are 53 jobs based in Hopewell Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hopewell Township has about 870 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hopewell Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Hopewell Township works from home
25% of Hopewell Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 616 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Hopewell Township: the grade in detail
Household income holds Hopewell Township’s grade up ($96,012, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 45% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (7.2%) is left out: Hopewell Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Hopewell Township could be anywhere from C− to A.
Hopewell Township by day and by night
On a workday 612 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 870 people are in Hopewell Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
From Hopewell Township, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hopewell Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 435 commuters (the 25% 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.
22% of working residents work in Newark
Where Hopewell Township clocks in
22% 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.
58% of the jobs in Hopewell Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hopewell Township, 2014 → 2024: 81 → 53. 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 Hopewell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Hopewell Township
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.
Getting around Hopewell Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 580 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). 0.0% of Hopewell Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hopewell Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,234th of 5,877: where Hopewell Township ranks among 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 28 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
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| 51 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,232 | Charleston Township MI | 1,895 | $82K | 8.6% | 7.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,233 | Wilson Township MN | 1,140 | $99K | 6.7% | 1.4% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,234 | Hopewell Township OH | 1,435 | $96K | 7.7% | 7.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,235 | Montpelier WI | 1,375 | $86K | 7.5% | 3.2% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,236 | Alto CA | 1,024 | $129K | 26.0% | 3.9% | <1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Hopewell Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Hopewell Township
The biggest share goes to Hanover Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hopewell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Township | – | B+ | D− | 33 min | $96,012 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | A | D− | 31 min | $114,516 |
| Hanover Township | 1% | A− | D | 32 min | $104,250 |
| Bowling Green Township | under 2% | A | D− | 35 min | $111,683 |
| Gratiot | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gratiot: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hopewell 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 Hopewell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hopewell Township?
$96,012 (±$35,036) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hopewell Township?
7.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hopewell Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hopewell Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newark (22%, 11 mi), Columbus (16%, 39 mi), Heath (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hopewell Township walkable?
Hopewell Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hopewell Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hopewell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hopewell 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.