Photo: Ii2nmd · CC BY-SA 4.0Chesterbrook draws 5,515 commuters a day, with 2.1 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Chesterbrook has 5,571 jobs, and 2,603 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Chesterbrook; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (14%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Chesterbrook, in brief
Chesterbrook is where the jobs are
Chesterbrook has 5,571 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 8,800 people are in town, 51% more than the 5,800 who live here. Day and night ↓
Chesterbrook draws workers from far and wide
The 5,571 jobs in Chesterbrook are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 28%; the other 71% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
79% of Chesterbrook’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 81% of the jobs based in Chesterbrook. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Chesterbrook is services
92% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 3% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
The biggest group of Chesterbrook’s workers comes from Philadelphia
690 of the people who work in Chesterbrook live in Philadelphia, 18 miles away, more than from any other town. 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.
How a workday changes Chesterbrook
On a workday 2,547 residents head out to work and 56 work right here.
About 8,800 people are in Chesterbrook on a workday afternoon, 51% more 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 send workers to Chesterbrook
Where Chesterbrook clocks in
14% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Chesterbrook
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chesterbrook, 2013 → 2023: 5,124 → 5,571. 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 Chesterbrook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Chesterbrook: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chesterbrook workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,596 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Chesterbrook
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 Chesterbrook: questions
What is the median household income in Chesterbrook?
$124,295 (±$28,195) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chesterbrook?
7.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chesterbrook?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chesterbrook work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (14%, 18 mi), Tredyffrin Township (11%, 0 mi), Upper Merion Township (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chesterbrook without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chesterbrook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chesterbrook
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.