Photo: Public domain · Public domainJobs, income and commuting in Chepachet, RI
A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, where Rhode Island has 26 and the U.S. 26. Only 6% work in Chepachet; the top destination outside it is Providence (15%, 14 miles). There are 879 jobs in Chepachet, against 854 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Chepachet
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Rhode Island
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chepachet workers work from home, vs 13% across Rhode Island. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 810 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Rhode Island: 83% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The daily commute in and out of Chepachet
On a workday 806 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 831 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 (1.03 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.
Out of Chepachet to work: where people go
Where Chepachet clocks in
15% 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 Chepachet
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chepachet, 2013 → 2023: 889 → 879. 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 Chepachet’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Chepachet 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.
Work in the towns next to Chepachet
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chepachet workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepachet | – | — | — | 33 min | $92,971 |
| Harmony | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harmony: 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 Chepachet’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 Chepachet: questions
What is the median household income in Chepachet?
$92,971 (±$28,790) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $87,796 across Rhode Island and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chepachet?
3.5%, against 11.2% across Rhode Island and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chepachet?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Rhode Island and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chepachet work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Providence (15%, 14 mi), Glocester (9%, 2 mi), Smithfield (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chepachet without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chepachet, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chepachet
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.