Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Jobs, income and commuting in Chesapeake, OH
A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. Only 1% stay in Chesapeake for work; outside it, Huntington is the main destination (29%, 2 miles). Chesapeake has 287 jobs; 286 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Chesapeake: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Chesapeake works one town over
34% of working residents work in a town that borders Chesapeake: Huntington (29%) and Union Township (5%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Chesapeake are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio 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; with 286 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Getting to work from Chesapeake takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chesapeake workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 537 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 Chesapeake, and who commutes in
On a workday 283 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 284 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Chesapeake to work: where people go
Where Chesapeake clocks in
29% of workers
5% 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.
What Chesapeake’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chesapeake, 2013 → 2023: 168 → 287. 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 Chesapeake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Chesapeake
About 29% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Chesapeake and its neighbors: 34% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chesapeake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake | – | — | — | 18 min | $54,219 |
| Union Township | 5% | C+ | C | 22 min | $58,311 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Huntington. Darker towns draw more of Chesapeake’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 Chesapeake: questions
What is the median household income in Chesapeake?
$54,219 (±$21,193) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chesapeake?
8.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chesapeake?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chesapeake work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (29%, 2 mi), Union Township (5%, 2 mi), Barboursville (3%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chesapeake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.