Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Chichester works elsewhere
Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns. There are 814 jobs in Chichester; 1,466 of its residents have a job. Chichester grades A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Chichester and work: the main findings
Chichester and Concord trade workers both ways
Concord is the top workplace for Chichester residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Chichester come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Chichester has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Chichester went from 537 in 2013 to 814 in 2023, +52%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Chichester’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Chichester is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #47 of 126 in New Hampshire. Household income holds Chichester’s grade up ($109,297, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chichester could be anywhere from B to A.
25% of working residents work in Concord
Where Chichester clocks in
25% of workers
13% of workers
3% 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.
68% of the jobs in Chichester pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chichester, 2013 → 2023: 537 → 814. 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 Chichester’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Chichester: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,395 residents head out to work, 71 work right here, and 743 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Chichester on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Chichester’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chichester workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,201 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across New Hampshire: 87% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Chichester’s workers travel
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Chichester
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chichester is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #17 of 126 in New Hampshire. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across New Hampshire, on an EPA index of 7.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,483 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). 0.9% of Chichester households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Chichester’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Chichester is 861st of 4,703 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 243 | Mont Vernon NH | 2,698 | $158K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 270 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 308 | Kensington NH | 2,092 | $165K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 859 | Garden Township KS | 2,713 | $86K | 4.2% | 1.8% | 4% | A− |
| 860 | Auburn Township KS | 3,319 | $89K | 6.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A− |
| 861 | Chichester NH | 2,834 | $109K | 6.0% | 2.2% | 5% | A− |
| 862 | Delaware Township OH | 2,915 | $75K | 9.8% | 0.9% | 2% | A− |
| 863 | Gray Summit MO | 2,991 | $66K | 4.2% | 2.2% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Chichester, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Chichester and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Epsom (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chichester workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chichester | – | A− | A− | 30 min | $109,297 |
| Pittsfield | under 3% | B− | B− | 27 min | $74,318 |
| Loudon | 2% | A− | C+ | 30 min | $106,966 |
| Epsom | 3% | B+ | B | 31 min | $97,941 |
| Pembroke | 2% | B | C− | 25 min | $89,519 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chichester’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 Chichester: questions
What is the median household income in Chichester?
$109,297 (±$13,296) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chichester?
6.0%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chichester?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chichester work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concord (25%, 8 mi), Manchester (13%, 20 mi), Bedford (3%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chichester walkable?
Chichester is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chichester without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chichester, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chichester
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.