At 7.8%, unemployment in Hammond is higher than in 87% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 28 minutes each way (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). The two grades for Hammond are C+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 5% stay in Hammond for work; outside it, Hudson is the main destination (10%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hammond: the gist
Why Hammond gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hammond is better than 35% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Hammond’s grade up (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hammond could be anywhere from C− to B+.
The daily trip from Hammond: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hammond workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 850 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
The daily flow of workers through Hammond
On a workday 953 residents head out to work, 54 work right here, and 790 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).
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 Hammond ends
Where Hammond clocks in
10% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
69% of the jobs in Hammond pay over $3,333 a month
844 jobs are based in Hammond.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hammond, 2013 → 2023: 663 → 844. 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 Hammond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Hammond’s workers travel
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 Hammond gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hammond is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Hammond 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 941 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). 3.3% of Hammond households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hammond’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Hammond is 3,069th among 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 44 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,067 | Conway PA | 2,122 | $66K | 15.5% | 6.7% | 3% | C+ |
| 3,068 | Chamberlain SD | 2,453 | $77K | 12.1% | 3.2% | 38% | C+ |
| 3,069 | Hammond WI | 1,857 | $83K | 17.4% | 7.8% | 5% | C+ |
| 3,070 | Lamotte Township IL | 1,858 | $64K | 13.5% | 2.3% | 6% | C+ |
| 3,071 | Wayne Township OH | 2,390 | $86K | 11.2% | 18.8% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Hammond, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
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 Hammond: questions
What is the median household income in Hammond?
$82,721 (±$15,525) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hammond?
17.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hammond?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hammond work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hudson (10%, 14 mi), St. Paul (6%, 33 mi), Roberts (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hammond walkable?
Hammond is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hammond without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hammond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hammond
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.