With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Chesapeake works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Chesapeake for work; outside it, Springfield is the main destination (26%, 22 miles). Employers in Chesapeake report 1 jobs; 19 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Chesapeake
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Chesapeake commutes to
Where Chesapeake clocks in
26% of workers
16% of workers
11% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Chesapeake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Chesapeake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Chesapeake commutes less than 21 miles
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.
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 Chesapeake: questions
Where do people who live in Chesapeake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (26%, 22 mi), Monett (16%, 19 mi), Mount Vernon (11%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chesapeake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chesapeake
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.