Chatham Township’s household incomes are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Below the poverty line: 2.7% of residents; Minnesota has 9.3%. For jobs and income Chatham Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Chatham Township apart
Chatham Township and Buffalo trade workers both ways
Buffalo is the top workplace for Chatham Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Chatham Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Chatham Township is a place people come home to
There are 172 jobs based in Chatham Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chatham Township has about 930 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Chatham Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 215 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 633 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Chatham Township’s grade explained
Household income is its strongest input ($158,958, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 62% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.8%) is left out: Chatham Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Chatham Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
21% of working residents work in Buffalo
Where Chatham Township clocks in
6% 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.
Chatham Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 628 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 167 people come in from elsewhere.
About 930 people are in Chatham Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.27 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.
How long Chatham Township spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chatham Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 724 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Goods, not services: 35% of the jobs in Chatham Township
172 jobs are based in Chatham Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chatham Township, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 172. 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 Chatham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Chatham Township
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.
The commute in Chatham Township is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 6.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 843 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). 3.2% of Chatham Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Chatham Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900, Chatham Township ranks 154th of 5,877 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 9 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 33 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 35 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
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| 152 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 153 | Newfields NH | 1,775 | $198K | 2.4% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 154 | Chatham Township MN | 1,388 | $159K | 2.7% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 155 | Keedysville MD | 1,225 | $150K | 2.4% | 4.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 156 | Nevada TX | 1,522 | $120K | 4.9% | 2.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Chatham Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Bordering towns draw 21% of Chatham Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chatham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Township | – | A+ | B | 28 min | $158,958 |
| Buffalo | 21% | B | B− | 27 min | $88,820 |
| Maple Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Marysville Township | under 3% | B | C | 31 min | $97,679 |
| Albion Township | under 3% | B | C | 32 min | $101,420 |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Lake Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Buffalo. Darker towns draw more of Chatham 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 Chatham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chatham Township?
$158,958 (±$25,355) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chatham Township?
2.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chatham Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chatham Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Buffalo (21%, 5 mi), Minneapolis (6%, 36 mi), Plymouth (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chatham Township walkable?
Chatham Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chatham Township 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 Chatham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chatham 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.