Bridge between Guilford and Hamilton Townships · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Hamilton Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Hamilton Township report 1,285 jobs; 5,178 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Hamilton Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (C−). Measured by household income, Hamilton Township is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hamilton Township, in a few figures
A lot of Hamilton Township works one town over
36% of working residents work in a town that borders Hamilton Township: Chambersburg (23%), Guilford Township (8%) and Greene Township (5%). Next door ↓
Hamilton Township is a place people come home to
There are 1,285 jobs based in Hamilton Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hamilton Township has about 7,900 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Hamilton Township’s grade explained
The poverty rate holds Hamilton Township’s grade up (3.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 46% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hamilton Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
How a workday changes Hamilton Township
On a workday 4,898 residents head out to work, 280 work right here, and 1,005 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,900 people are in Hamilton Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
23% of working residents work in Chambersburg
Where Hamilton Township clocks in
23% of workers
8% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 29% of the jobs in Hamilton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamilton Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,077 → 1,285. 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 Hamilton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamilton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,280 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hamilton Township
About 24% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Hamilton 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 5,980 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of Hamilton Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hamilton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Hamilton Township is 1,001st of 2,695 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 26 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 45 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 48 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 999 | Garrison MD | 9,469 | $102K | 8.0% | 5.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,000 | Comstock Township MI | 15,512 | $76K | 6.4% | 2.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,001 | Hamilton Township PA | 11,759 | $100K | 3.7% | 4.0% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,002 | Vincent CA | 15,340 | $100K | 6.7% | 6.6% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,003 | St. Marys OH | 8,398 | $80K | 6.6% | 1.8% | 22% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 19% | 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 Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 36% of Hamilton Township
The biggest share goes to Chambersburg (23%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamilton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | – | B+ | C− | 23 min | $99,821 |
| St. Thomas Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 25 min | $73,642 |
| Guilford Township | 8% | B | B− | 23 min | $78,389 |
| Chambersburg | 23% | C− | A | 17 min | $56,576 |
| Letterkenny Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 24 min | $82,629 |
| Marion | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Greene Township | 5% | A− | C | 24 min | $87,691 |
Same-state neighbors only. Marion: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. 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 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 Hamilton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hamilton Township?
$99,821 (±$11,474) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamilton Township?
3.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamilton Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamilton Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chambersburg (23%, 4 mi), Guilford Township (8%, 8 mi), Greene Township (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hamilton Township walkable?
Hamilton Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hamilton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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), 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.