Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0Most of Chestnuthill Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
About one in ten work in Chestnuthill Township; the top destination outside it is Pocono Township (6%, 9 miles). 3,195 jobs are based in Chestnuthill Township; 6,679 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Chestnuthill Township are B− for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Chestnuthill Township
Chestnuthill Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
No single place dominates Chestnuthill Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Pocono Township, gets only 6% of working residents, and 62% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Chestnuthill Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Chestnuthill Township
61% of Chestnuthill Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Chestnuthill Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 89% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Chestnuthill Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Chestnuthill Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #713 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Chestnuthill Township’s grade up (6.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chestnuthill Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
The daily trip from Chestnuthill Township: about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chestnuthill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,237 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where Chestnuthill Township’s working residents head each day
Where Chestnuthill Township clocks in
6% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Chestnuthill Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chestnuthill Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,581 → 3,195. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chestnuthill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Chestnuthill Township
On a workday 5,973 residents head out to work, 706 work right here, and 2,489 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Chestnuthill Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Near or far: the trip to work from Chestnuthill Township
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Chestnuthill Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chestnuthill Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns, #827 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Chestnuthill 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 7,987 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.0% of Chestnuthill Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Chestnuthill Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,234th of 1,888: where Chestnuthill Township ranks among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 22,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 9 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 17 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 25 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,232 | Freehold NJ | 12,562 | $86K | 14.3% | 8.2% | 8% | B− |
| 1,233 | Hubbard Township OH | 12,772 | $57K | 9.9% | 4.2% | 12% | B− |
| 1,234 | Chestnuthill Township PA | 16,555 | $90K | 6.9% | 6.8% | 11% | B− |
| 1,235 | St. Peter MN | 12,275 | $65K | 16.8% | 2.0% | 34% | B− |
| 1,236 | Calhoun GA | 20,196 | $59K | 14.1% | 2.3% | 32% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,888 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Chestnuthill Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Chestnuthill Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Polk Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chestnuthill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnuthill Township | – | B− | C | 40 min | $89,842 |
| Polk Township | 2% | C+ | C | 40 min | $80,625 |
| Tunkhannock Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 36 min | $69,700 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | B− | 34 min | $87,208 |
| Indian Mountain Lake | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Ross Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 34 min | $64,392 |
Same-state neighbors only. Indian Mountain Lake: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chestnuthill 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 2024, 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 Chestnuthill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chestnuthill Township?
$89,842 (±$9,670) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chestnuthill Township?
6.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chestnuthill Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chestnuthill Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pocono Township (6%, 9 mi), New York City (4%, 80 mi), Stroud Township (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Chestnuthill Township walkable?
Chestnuthill Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chestnuthill Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chestnuthill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chestnuthill Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.