Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Chatham Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Chatham Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. 134 jobs are based in Chatham Township, and 1,180 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Chatham Township itself; outside it, Cleveland draws the most (11%, 32 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Chatham Township: the figures worth knowing
Chatham Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Chatham Township is a place people come home to
There are 134 jobs based in Chatham Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chatham Township has about 1,200 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Chatham Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Chatham Township is Cleveland, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (127) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Chatham Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Chatham Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Chatham Township’s grade up (3.3%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($71,611, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chatham Township could be anywhere from B to A.
From Chatham Township, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chatham Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,035 commuters (the 8% 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.
Who commutes out of Chatham Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,155 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Chatham Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Chatham Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Where Chatham Township’s working residents head each day
Where Chatham Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
In Chatham Township, 75% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chatham Township, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 134. 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.
Most trips from Chatham Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chatham Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 2.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,126 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.6% of Chatham Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Chatham Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Chatham Township is 636th of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 634 | Kensington MD | 2,652 | $152K | 6.3% | 6.2% | 3% | A− |
| 635 | Shelby Township IN | 1,873 | $97K | 4.8% | 6.1% | 1% | A− |
| 636 | Chatham Township OH | 2,276 | $72K | 3.3% | 2.1% | 2% | A− |
| 637 | Plymouth WI | 3,038 | $76K | 3.7% | 1.1% | 3% | A− |
| 638 | Hamilton WI | 2,311 | $113K | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Ohio.
Chatham Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chatham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Township | – | A− | D | 35 min | $71,611 |
| Spencer Township | under 3% | A+ | D− | 39 min | $104,637 |
| Harrisville Township | under 3% | B | C− | 35 min | $90,795 |
| Litchfield Township | under 3% | A | D | 36 min | $108,419 |
| Lafayette Township | under 3% | A | C− | 27 min | $103,396 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$71,611 (±$14,384) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chatham Township?
3.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chatham Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chatham Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (11%, 32 mi), Medina (10%, 8 mi), Akron (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chatham Township walkable?
Chatham Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chatham Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.