Chichester Friends Meetinghouse · Photo: Smallbones 14:15, 25 October 2009 (UTC). · Public domainMore people are out of work in Upper Chichester Township (7.3%) than in 84% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Upper Chichester Township; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (15%, 20 miles). Upper Chichester Township grades B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 70% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Upper Chichester Township apart on work
Where Upper Chichester Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Upper Chichester Township is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #449 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Upper Chichester Township’s grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper Chichester Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Out of Upper Chichester Township to work: where people go
Where Upper Chichester Township clocks in
15% 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.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
How many people are in Upper Chichester Township by day
On a workday 7,571 residents head out to work, 511 work right here, and 4,805 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Upper Chichester Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.66 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
68% of the jobs in Upper Chichester Township pay over $3,333 a month
5,316 jobs are based in Upper Chichester Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Chichester Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,564 → 5,316. 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 Upper Chichester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Upper Chichester Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Chichester Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,250 commuters (the 13% 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.
How far Upper Chichester Township goes to work
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.
Driving is how Upper Chichester Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Upper Chichester Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #374 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% 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 8,329 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 53% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 18% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% 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). 5.7% of Upper Chichester Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Upper Chichester Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000, Upper Chichester Township comes 879th on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 10 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 877 | Black Forest CO | 15,738 | $145K | 5.0% | 4.8% | 4% | B+ |
| 878 | Norcross GA | 19,086 | $75K | 15.2% | 2.2% | 6% | B+ |
| 879 | Upper Chichester Township PA | 16,901 | $92K | 5.3% | 7.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 880 | Lumberton Township NJ | 13,171 | $113K | 7.5% | 7.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 881 | Pike Creek Valley DE | 12,431 | $102K | 6.2% | 6.2% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Upper Chichester Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Upper Chichester Township
The biggest share goes to Aston Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Chichester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Chichester Township | – | B+ | B+ | 25 min | $92,371 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 29 min | $177,137 |
| Lower Chichester Township | under 2% | B− | A− | 27 min | $82,589 |
| Aston Township | 3% | B+ | A− | 27 min | $98,758 |
| Village Green-Green Ridge | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Trainer | under 2% | B− | A+ | 32 min | $81,250 |
| Chester Township | under 2% | C+ | A | 19 min | $58,125 |
| Chester | 3% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $41,342 |
Same-state neighbors only. Village Green-Green Ridge: 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 Upper 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 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 Upper Chichester Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Chichester Township?
$92,371 (±$11,455) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Chichester Township?
5.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Chichester Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Chichester Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (15%, 20 mi), Concord Township (4%, 4 mi), Aston Township (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Chichester Township walkable?
Upper Chichester Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 11.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Chichester Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 18% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Chichester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Chichester 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.