Lower Chichester Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 9.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.7 in Philadelphia. There are 502 jobs in Lower Chichester Township for 1,628 working residents. For jobs and income Lower Chichester Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Lower Chichester Township apart on work
Stores, warehouses and trucking
53% of the jobs in Lower Chichester Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Lower Chichester Township empties out on a workday
About 2,300 people are in Lower Chichester Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than the 3,400 who live here: 1,600 head out to work and 480 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Lower Chichester Township: the grade in detail
Job access by car holds Lower Chichester Township’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lower Chichester Township could be anywhere from C to A.
70% of the jobs in Lower Chichester Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lower Chichester Township, 2014 → 2024: 529 → 502. 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 Lower Chichester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Lower Chichester Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,607 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 481 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Lower Chichester Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
14% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Lower Chichester Township clocks in
14% 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.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Lower Chichester Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lower Chichester Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,644 commuters (the 14% 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.
Half of Lower Chichester Township commutes less than 12 miles
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.
In Lower Chichester Township, walking beats the bus
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.7% 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 1,904 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 13.8% of Lower Chichester Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Lower Chichester Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600, Lower Chichester Township ranks 2,311th of 4,402 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 68 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,309 | Mulberry FL | 4,573 | $58K | 19.8% | 1.4% | 2% | B− |
| 2,310 | Le Sueur MN | 4,210 | $79K | 12.7% | 4.0% | 29% | B− |
| 2,311 | Lower Chichester Township PA | 3,394 | $83K | 15.9% | 7.1% | 1% | B− |
| 2,312 | Sadsbury Township PA | 2,697 | $70K | 7.2% | 3.3% | 6% | B− |
| 2,313 | Grenelefe FL | 2,797 | $60K | 15.8% | 0.0% | <1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Lower Chichester Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Lower Chichester Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Upper Chichester Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lower Chichester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Chichester Township | – | B− | A− | 27 min | $82,589 |
| Marcus Hook | under 2% | C+ | A | 29 min | $53,157 |
| Upper Chichester Township | 5% | B+ | B+ | 25 min | $92,371 |
| Trainer | under 2% | B− | A+ | 32 min | $81,250 |
| Boothwyn | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Boothwyn: 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 Lower Chichester 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 Lower Chichester Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lower Chichester Township?
$82,589 (±$13,632) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lower Chichester Township?
15.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lower Chichester Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lower Chichester Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (14%, 20 mi), Upper Chichester Township (5%, 2 mi), Concord Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lower Chichester Township walkable?
Lower Chichester Township is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 14.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lower Chichester Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lower Chichester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lower Chichester 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.