Work & commute · Hamilton

Work & commute in Hamilton, IN

About one in 3 of Hamilton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Sullivan (19%), Terre Haute (6%) and Haddon (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31%

848 of 2,770 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,922 Hamilton residents head out of town to work, 848 work right here, and 2,057 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hamilton.

1,922live here, work elsewhere

848live and work here

2,057work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hamilton goes to work

Sullivan1.1 mi away

19%535

Hamilton (in town)right here

11%313

Terre Haute24.7 mi away

6%180

Haddon10 mi away

4%109

Vincennes30.4 mi away

3%84

Linton13.5 mi away

3%77

Evansville77.7 mi away

3%73

Honey Creek19.7 mi away

2%67

Linton13.8 mi away

2%66

Robinson, IL19.6 mi away

2%59

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%1,207

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Hamilton commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

40%

21%

13%

25%

40%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hamilton is balanced between jobs and homes

1.05jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Hamilton are

2,905 jobs are based in Hamilton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hamilton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Hamilton

2,905 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Hamilton residents hold

2,770 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−4%

Jobs based in Hamilton, 2013 → 2023: 3,039 → 2,905. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.