Photo: Nyttend · Public domainChester Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Chester Township report 215 jobs; 877 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Chester Township are A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Measured by household income, Chester Township is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Chester Township apart
Chester Township is a place people come home to
There are 215 jobs based in Chester Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chester Township has about 1,400 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Chester Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 28 minutes). 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 877 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Chester Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Chester Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($112,768, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chester Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Chester Township
On a workday 861 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 199 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Chester Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
About 31 minutes to work from Chester Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chester Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,308 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.
14% of working residents work in Wilmington
Where Chester Township clocks in
14% 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.
Chester Township works in goods: 44% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chester Township, 2013 → 2023: 243 → 215. 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 Chester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Chester Township, by distance
About 18% 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.
Driving is how Chester Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chester Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Chester Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,428 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.5% of Chester Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Chester Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Chester Township is 599th among 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 20 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 597 | Eagle Creek Township IN | 1,750 | $100K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 5% | A− |
| 598 | Campbell Township MI | 2,440 | $85K | 6.9% | 0.8% | 3% | A− |
| 599 | Chester Township OH | 2,037 | $113K | 8.5% | 2.0% | 2% | A− |
| 600 | Washington Township IN | 2,571 | $84K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 601 | Dover Township KS | 1,707 | $113K | 2.5% | 0.1% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | 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 Chester Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
12% of Chester Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Township | – | A− | D | 31 min | $112,768 |
| Union Township | 3% | A− | C− | 22 min | $118,750 |
| Liberty Township | 9% | C+ | B− | 28 min | $61,202 |
| Caesarscreek Township | under 2% | A | D | 27 min | $113,100 |
| Spring Valley Township | under 2% | B | C− | 26 min | $98,220 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | B | C− | 25 min | $85,694 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chester 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 Chester Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chester Township?
$112,768 (±$19,479) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chester Township?
8.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chester Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chester Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmington (14%, 9 mi), Liberty Township (9%, 6 mi), Columbus (5%, 59 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chester Township walkable?
Chester Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chester Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chester 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.