Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Hamilton Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). There are 1,763 jobs in Hamilton Township, and 3,398 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Hamilton Township are C+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Hamilton Township in brief
Hamilton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
No single place dominates Hamilton Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Stroud Township, gets only 8% of working residents, and 58% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Hamilton Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Hamilton Township
62% of Hamilton Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Hamilton Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Hamilton Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hamilton Township is better than 37% of U.S. towns, #806 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Hamilton Township’s grade up (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.7%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hamilton Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
The daily trip from Hamilton Township: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 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 3,278 commuters (the 8% 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.
The places Hamilton Township commutes to
Where Hamilton Township clocks in
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Hamilton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamilton Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,549 → 1,763. 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.
Hamilton Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,213 residents head out to work, 185 work right here, and 1,578 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,900 people are in Hamilton Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Hamilton Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 25% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Hamilton Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hamilton Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns, #693 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Hamilton 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 3,557 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 8.1% of Hamilton Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Hamilton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 6,000 to 11,500, Hamilton Township ranks 2,071st of 2,922 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
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| 21 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 53 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,069 | University Park IL | 7,019 | $74K | 14.4% | 15.9% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,070 | Carthage TX | 6,640 | $51K | 11.0% | 3.2% | 30% | C+ |
| 2,071 | Hamilton Township PA | 8,520 | $74K | 10.5% | 7.7% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,072 | Highlands TX | 6,335 | $52K | 9.8% | 10.1% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,073 | Bath ME | 8,835 | $69K | 12.4% | 5.8% | 30% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,922 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
Work next door: 14% of Hamilton Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamilton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | – | C+ | C+ | 38 min | $74,414 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | B− | 34 min | $87,208 |
| Stroud Township | 8% | B | A− | 34 min | $95,087 |
| Ross Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 34 min | $64,392 |
| Upper Mount Bethel Township | under 2% | B− | C | 44 min | $82,009 |
| Plainfield Township | under 2% | B | C | 24 min | $87,230 |
| Pocono Township | 6% | B− | B | 29 min | $105,181 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Stroud Township. 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?
$74,414 (±$16,272) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamilton Township?
10.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamilton Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamilton Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stroud Township (8%, 5 mi), Pocono Township (6%, 8 mi), Stroudsburg (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hamilton Township walkable?
Hamilton Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hamilton Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 8% 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.