Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Chillicothe trail those of 83% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 17.4%; Ohio has 13.3%. Jobs and income earn Chillicothe C; getting around on foot earns it B+. Home is the office for 5% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Chillicothe
Chillicothe is where the jobs are
Chillicothe has 12,620 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Chillicothe draws workers from far and wide
The 12,620 jobs in Chillicothe are filled from a wide area. Chillicothe’s own residents hold 19% and the ten next-biggest home towns 25%; the other 56% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
The four measures behind Chillicothe’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Chillicothe is better than 25% of U.S. towns, #851 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Chillicothe’s grade up (ahead of 54% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($54,086, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chillicothe could be anywhere from D to C+.
How many people are in Chillicothe by day
On a workday 5,829 residents head out to work, 2,380 work right here, and 10,240 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26,000 people are in Chillicothe on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
1.5 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.
Where the people who work in Chillicothe live
Where Chillicothe clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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 Chillicothe’s employers do
12,620 jobs are based in Chillicothe.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chillicothe, 2013 → 2023: 11,929 → 12,620. 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 Chillicothe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Chillicothe
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chillicothe workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,620 commuters (the 5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Chillicothe
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.
For most of Chillicothe, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chillicothe is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns, #155 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Chillicothe 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 9,114 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). 8.8% of Chillicothe households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Chillicothe’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Chillicothe is 1,530th of 1,787 U.S. towns of 15,000 to 29,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Genoa Township OH | 27,720 | $177K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,528 | Ottawa IL | 18,684 | $71K | 17.3% | 6.9% | 27% | C |
| 1,529 | Oshtemo Township MI | 23,971 | $58K | 19.5% | 6.6% | 8% | C |
| 1,530 | Chillicothe OH | 21,815 | $54K | 17.4% | 4.9% | 29% | C |
| 1,531 | Bristol TN | 28,107 | $58K | 13.6% | 6.8% | 26% | C |
| 1,532 | Oak Ridge FL | 23,364 | $55K | 25.3% | 7.9% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 1,787 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Chillicothe, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Chillicothe
The biggest share goes to Scioto Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chillicothe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chillicothe | – | C | B+ | 22 min | $54,086 |
| Scioto Township | 3% | C− | B | 22 min | $54,652 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | B | D− | 17 min | $58,309 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chillicothe’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 Chillicothe: questions
What is the median household income in Chillicothe?
$54,086 (±$3,808) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chillicothe?
17.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chillicothe?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chillicothe work?
29% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Township (11%, 8 mi), Columbus (8%, 45 mi), Union Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chillicothe walkable?
Chillicothe is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chillicothe without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chillicothe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chillicothe
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.