Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Chesterfield Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average; the Ohio average is 23, the U.S. 26. Chesterfield Township has 62 jobs, against 432 working residents. Hardly any work in Chesterfield Township itself; outside it, Wauseon draws the most (16%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Chesterfield Township: the gist
Chesterfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 62 jobs based in Chesterfield Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chesterfield Township has about 540 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Chesterfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 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; with 432 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Chesterfield Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 428 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Chesterfield Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 33 minutes to work from Chesterfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chesterfield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 269 commuters (the 12% 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.
The towns that employ Chesterfield Township’s residents
Where Chesterfield Township clocks in
16% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
Chesterfield Township works in goods: 45% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chesterfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 128 → 62. 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 Chesterfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Chesterfield Township, by distance
About 20% 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.
How Chesterfield Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Dover Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chesterfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $63,973 |
| Gorham Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 24 min | $53,393 |
| Dover Township | 3% | A− | B | 21 min | $99,583 |
| Royalton Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 26 min | $63,229 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chesterfield Township?
$63,973 (±$27,485) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chesterfield Township?
7.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chesterfield Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chesterfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wauseon (16%, 9 mi), Archbold (10%, 13 mi), Toledo (9%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chesterfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chesterfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chesterfield 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.