Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0Chardon Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Chardon Township has 608 jobs, and 2,136 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Chardon Township; the top destination outside it is Cleveland (12%, 24 miles). The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Chardon Township apart on work
Chardon Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Chardon Township went from 373 in 2013 to 608 in 2023, +63%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Chardon Township
68% of Chardon Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Chardon Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Chardon Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Chardon Township is Cleveland, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (259) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Chardon Township is a place people come home to
There are 608 jobs based in Chardon Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chardon Township has about 3,000 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Chardon Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs in Chardon Township: what the 608 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chardon Township, 2013 → 2023: 373 → 608. 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 Chardon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Chardon Township to work
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.
Chardon Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,050 residents head out to work, 86 work right here, and 522 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Chardon Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
How long Chardon Township spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chardon Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,734 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% 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.
Where people from Chardon Township work
Where Chardon Township clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
Next door is work for 15% of Chardon Township
The biggest share goes to Chardon (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chardon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chardon Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $117,019 |
| Chardon | 8% | A− | A− | 25 min | $86,613 |
| Kirtland | under 2% | A− | C− | 24 min | $110,455 |
| Munson Township | 3% | A | C− | 27 min | $139,205 |
| Concord Township | 4% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $121,527 |
| Hambden Township | under 2% | A | C− | 27 min | $93,849 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chardon 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 Chardon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chardon Township?
$117,019 (±$26,068) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chardon Township?
4.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chardon Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chardon Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (12%, 24 mi), Mentor (9%, 7 mi), Chardon (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chardon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chardon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chardon 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.