Photo: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 3.0Chili has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Jobs and income earn Chili A−; getting around on foot earns it B. 7,558 jobs are based in Chili, and 14,296 of its residents work somewhere. Only 6% work in Chili; the top destination outside it is Rochester (29%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Chili in brief
Much of Chili works one town over
52% of working residents work in a town that borders Chili: Rochester (29%), Henrietta (11%) and Gates (8%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Chili are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Chili residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
Chili’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Chili is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #122 of 758 in New York. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 83% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chili could be anywhere from B+ to A.
About 21 minutes to work from Chili
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chili workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,825 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Chili
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.
A workday in Chili: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 13,463 residents head out to work, 833 work right here, and 6,725 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22,000 people are in Chili 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.
Where Chili goes to work
Where Chili clocks in
29% 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.
What Chili’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chili, 2013 → 2023: 6,708 → 7,558. 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 Chili’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Chili is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chili is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns, #411 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 32.9% across New York.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 14,820 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 40% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 2% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% 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). 4.1% of Chili households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Chili’s commuters take a bus or train.
401st of 1,467: where Chili ranks among U.S. towns of 20,000 to 39,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 26 | Eastchester NY | 34,015 | $156K | 4.8% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
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| 51 | Garden City NY | 23,043 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10% | A+ |
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| 53 | Clifton Park NY | 37,775 | $133K | 2.3% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 399 | Northdale FL | 25,710 | $95K | 5.7% | 3.6% | 3% | A− |
| 400 | Byron Township MI | 28,685 | $91K | 4.9% | 3.9% | 11% | A− |
| 401 | Chili NY | 28,897 | $90K | 7.1% | 2.6% | 6% | A− |
| 402 | Halfmoon NY | 26,658 | $101K | 4.3% | 3.8% | 7% | A− |
| 403 | Hampden Township PA | 35,401 | $105K | 4.9% | 4.3% | 11% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,467 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Chili, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Bordering towns draw 52% of Chili’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chili workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chili | – | A− | B | 21 min | $89,793 |
| Rochester | 29% | C− | A+ | 19 min | $47,213 |
| Henrietta | 11% | B | A | 18 min | $85,943 |
| Riga | under 2% | A | D | 24 min | $100,750 |
| Gates | 8% | B+ | B | 18 min | $77,080 |
| Brighton | 4% | B+ | A | 17 min | $85,467 |
| Wheatland | under 2% | B | C− | 24 min | $82,538 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rochester. Darker towns draw more of Chili’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 Chili: questions
What is the median household income in Chili?
$89,793 (±$6,818) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chili?
7.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chili?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chili work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (29%, 9 mi), Henrietta (11%, 6 mi), Gates (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chili walkable?
Chili is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chili without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 2% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chili, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chili
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.