Work & commute · Hanover

Work & commute in Hanover, IN

Most working residents leave Hanover for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Madison (26%), Madison (5%) and Center (3%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

142 of 1,289 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 1,147 Hanover residents head out of town to work, 142 work right here, and 911 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hanover.

1,147live here, work elsewhere

142live and work here

911work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hanover goes to work

Madison5.2 mi away

26%333

Hanover (in town)right here

11%142

Madison6.9 mi away

5%67

Center82.1 mi away

3%33

Scottsburg17 mi away

2%26

Columbus42.3 mi away

2%25

Seymour28.1 mi away

2%23

Washington88.5 mi away

2%23

Charlestown22.1 mi away

1%18

Cincinnati, OH59.7 mi away

1%17

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%582

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

How far

How far Hanover commutes

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

47%

12%

32%

47%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

32%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hanover is balanced between jobs and homes

0.82jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Hanover are

1,053 jobs are based in Hanover. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hanover’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Hanover

1,053 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities7%

Services (health, schools, offices…)84%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Hanover residents hold

1,289 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+6%

Jobs based in Hanover, 2013 → 2023: 998 → 1,053. 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.