Fairfield Inn · Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Hamiltonban Township are higher than in 68% of U.S. towns
Only 5% stay in Hamiltonban Township for work; outside it, Gettysburg is the main destination (5%, 10 miles). 14.4% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania. The two grades for Hamiltonban Township are C+ for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Hamiltonban Township
Hamiltonban Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (17 to 39 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Hamiltonban Township makes and builds things
53% of the jobs based in Hamiltonban Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Hamiltonban Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Hamiltonban Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Hamiltonban Township fell from 970 in 2013 to 683 in 2023, −30%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
Inside Hamiltonban Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hamiltonban Township is better than 44% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Hamiltonban Township’s grade up ($90,521, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 27% of U.S. towns). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hamiltonban Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Commuting from Hamiltonban Township: about 42 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamiltonban Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,063 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.
In Hamiltonban Township, 53% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
683 jobs are based in Hamiltonban Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamiltonban Township, 2013 → 2023: 970 → 683. 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 Hamiltonban Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hamiltonban Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 993 residents head out to work, 53 work right here, and 630 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Hamiltonban Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
Where the trip to work from Hamiltonban Township ends
Where Hamiltonban Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Hamiltonban Township
About 21% 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.
In Hamiltonban Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hamiltonban Township is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,160 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). 4.0% of Hamiltonban Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hamiltonban Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hamiltonban Township places 2,786th of 5,552 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 30 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 70 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,784 | David City NE | 3,068 | $66K | 15.1% | 0.1% | 40% | C+ |
| 2,785 | Falconer NY | 2,210 | $60K | 10.9% | 3.5% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,786 | Hamiltonban Township PA | 2,347 | $91K | 14.4% | 3.8% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,787 | Chester VT | 2,955 | $62K | 7.0% | 2.8% | 14% | C+ |
| 2,788 | Ogden IA | 1,975 | $70K | 9.3% | 2.6% | 8% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,552 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Hamiltonban Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door to Hamiltonban Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamiltonban Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamiltonban Township | – | C+ | B | 42 min | $90,521 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 34 min | $100,475 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 38 min | $93,250 |
| Carroll Valley | under 2% | A− | D | 39 min | $93,244 |
| Highland Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 29 min | $108,958 |
| Quincy Township | under 2% | C | B | 17 min | $63,357 |
| Guilford Township | under 2% | B | B− | 23 min | $78,389 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hamiltonban 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 Hamiltonban Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hamiltonban Township?
$90,521 (±$18,250) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamiltonban Township?
14.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamiltonban Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamiltonban Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gettysburg (5%, 10 mi), Fairfield (4%, 3 mi), Frederick (4%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hamiltonban Township walkable?
Hamiltonban Township is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hamiltonban Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hamiltonban Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamiltonban 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.