Photo: The original uploader was Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia. · CC BY 2.5There are 1.8 jobs in Cheshire for every working resident, and 80 people commute in
For 2% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio. 80 jobs are based in Cheshire; 44 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Cheshire for work; outside it, Gallipolis is the main destination (14%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Cheshire, and who commutes in
On a workday 44 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 160 people are in Cheshire on a workday afternoon, 29% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that send workers to Cheshire
Where Cheshire clocks in
14% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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 Cheshire, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cheshire, 2013 → 2023: 154 → 80. 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 Cheshire’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cheshire workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 56 commuters (the 2% 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.
Half of Cheshire commutes less than 12 miles
About 19% 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.
Next door to Cheshire
The biggest share goes to Cheshire Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cheshire workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire | – | — | — | 28 min | $55,625 |
| Cheshire Township | 5% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cheshire Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cheshire’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 Cheshire: questions
What is the median household income in Cheshire?
$55,625 (±$44,278) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cheshire?
16.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cheshire?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cheshire work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gallipolis (14%, 10 mi), Green Township (11%, 13 mi), Addison Township (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cheshire without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cheshire, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cheshire
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.