Most of Chippewa Park commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26. There are 69 jobs in Chippewa Park, against 367 working residents. Only 2% stay in Chippewa Park for work; outside it, Marysville is the main destination (7%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Chippewa Park
In and out of Chippewa Park on a workday
On a workday 359 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Chippewa Park on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
The towns that employ Chippewa Park’s residents
Where Chippewa Park clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Chippewa Park: what the 69 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chippewa Park, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 69. 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 Chippewa Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Chippewa Park: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chippewa Park workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 243 commuters (the 13% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Chippewa Park
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.
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 Chippewa Park: questions
What is the median household income in Chippewa Park?
$55,595 (±$30,047) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chippewa Park?
28.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chippewa Park?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chippewa Park work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marysville (7%, 35 mi), Bellefontaine (6%, 12 mi), Allen Township (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chippewa Park 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 Chippewa Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chippewa Park
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.