Photo: Nyttend · Public domainChippewa Township’s household incomes are higher than in 73% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A−: better than 85% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #228 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Walkability C: more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns · #768 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Working residents average 33 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Chippewa Township; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (9%, 31 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 Township
Chippewa Township trades workers with the towns around it
Chippewa Township has about as many jobs (3,125) as working residents (3,503), but they are mostly different people: 3,120 residents leave for work each day while 2,742 people come in. Only 12% of the jobs in Chippewa Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Chippewa Township
64% of Chippewa Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Chippewa Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 89% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Chippewa Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Chippewa Township is Pittsburgh, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (300) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Chippewa Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 30 minutes). 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.
What’s behind Chippewa Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Chippewa Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #228 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.5%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chippewa Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 3,120 residents head out to work, 383 work right here, and 2,742 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.89 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What the 3,125 jobs in Chippewa Township are
3,125 jobs are based in Chippewa Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chippewa Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chippewa Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,689 → 3,125. 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.
Half of Chippewa Township commutes less than 16 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chippewa Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,962 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
9% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Chippewa Township clocks in
9% of workers
4% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Most trips from Chippewa Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chippewa Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #768 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,476 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 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 4.2% of Chippewa Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Chippewa Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Chippewa Township is 624th of 2,966 U.S. towns of 5,700 to 10,900 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Chippewa Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 21 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 622 | Dover MA | 6,026 | $250K | 2.7% | 8.2% | 4% | A− |
| 623 | Cedarville Township OH | 6,320 | $95K | 11.9% | 9.7% | 26% | A− |
| 624 | Chippewa Township PA | 8,107 | $95K | 4.5% | 3.1% | 11% | A− |
| 625 | Halls TN | 10,272 | $91K | 8.0% | 1.6% | 4% | A− |
| 626 | Hatboro PA | 8,593 | $113K | 4.4% | 5.6% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,966 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
Chippewa Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brighton Township (2%). Darker towns draw more of Chippewa Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chippewa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Township | – | A− | C | 33 min | $94,806 |
| Big Beaver | under 3% | B+ | C | 30 min | $71,678 |
| Patterson Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 26 min | $67,171 |
| West Mayfield | under 3% | B− | B+ | 26 min | $54,731 |
| White Township | under 3% | C | C | 22 min | $56,136 |
| South Beaver Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 29 min | $87,538 |
| Brighton Township | 2% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $115,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chippewa Township?
$94,806 (±$13,224) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chippewa Township?
4.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chippewa Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chippewa Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (9%, 31 mi), Moon Township (4%, 20 mi), Findlay Township (3%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chippewa Township walkable?
Chippewa Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chippewa Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chippewa Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chippewa 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. 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.