Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Chaplin (1.4%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Chaplin; the top destination outside it is Windham (12%, 6 miles). Chaplin grades A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Measured by household income, Chaplin is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Chaplin at work: what stands out
Chaplin is a place people come home to
There are 189 jobs based in Chaplin, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chaplin has about 1,500 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Chaplin workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 890 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Chaplin
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Chaplin is better than 85% of U.S. towns. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chaplin could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The daily commute in and out of Chaplin
On a workday 835 residents head out to work, 55 work right here, and 134 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Chaplin on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.21 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.
From Chaplin, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chaplin workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 925 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Connecticut: 82% 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.
Where Chaplin’s working residents head each day
Where Chaplin clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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.
The 189 jobs based in Chaplin
189 jobs are based in Chaplin.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chaplin, 2013 → 2023: 230 → 189. 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 Chaplin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Chaplin commutes
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.
Most of Chaplin commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chaplin is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Chaplin 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 1,130 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). 3.1% of Chaplin households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Chaplin’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Chaplin is 565th of 5,641 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 159 | Newtown CT | 1,980 | $165K | 2.0% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 169 | Woodmont CT | 2,391 | $91K | 1.9% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 186 | Bridgewater CT | 1,677 | $159K | 3.0% | 3.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 563 | Snowmass Village CO | 2,965 | $103K | 1.7% | 0.0% | 32% | A− |
| 564 | Alpha NJ | 2,362 | $90K | 5.8% | 2.4% | 6% | A− |
| 565 | Chaplin CT | 2,187 | $98K | 5.4% | 1.4% | 6% | A− |
| 566 | Kelso Township IN | 2,521 | $98K | 5.2% | 2.3% | 7% | A− |
| 567 | Burns Harbor IN | 2,146 | $99K | 11.5% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | 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 Chaplin, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Next door is work for 22% of Chaplin
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chaplin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaplin | – | A− | C− | 32 min | $97,846 |
| Ashford | under 2% | B+ | D | 34 min | $121,926 |
| Mansfield | 10% | A− | A | 21 min | $72,393 |
| Hampton | under 2% | A− | D | 29 min | $109,167 |
| Windham | 12% | C− | A | 24 min | $55,736 |
| Scotland | under 2% | A− | C− | 33 min | $99,881 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Windham. Darker towns draw more of Chaplin’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 Chaplin: questions
What is the median household income in Chaplin?
$97,846 (±$14,207) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chaplin?
5.4%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chaplin?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chaplin work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Windham (12%, 6 mi), Mansfield (10%, 5 mi), Killingly (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chaplin walkable?
Chaplin is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chaplin without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chaplin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chaplin
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.