Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Chase works elsewhere
For jobs and income Chase is better than 86% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (D−). Chase has 205 jobs for 1,670 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Chase: the figures worth knowing
Chase is a place people come home to
There are 205 jobs based in Chase, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chase has about 1,900 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Chase workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Chase
The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 54% of U.S. towns). 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, Chase could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
How a workday changes Chase
On a workday 1,649 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 184 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Chase on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Chase’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chase workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,616 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
25% of working residents work in Green Bay
Where Chase clocks in
25% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 35% of work in Chase
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chase, 2013 → 2023: 135 → 205. 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 Chase’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Chase
About 17% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Chase, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,840 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.4% of Chase households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Chase’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600, Chase comes 562nd 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Jackson WI | 3,950 | $117K | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Bristol WI | 4,347 | $141K | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 560 | Seven Fields PA | 2,864 | $114K | 0.6% | 5.4% | 2% | A |
| 561 | South Franklin Township PA | 2,855 | $89K | 0.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A |
| 562 | Chase WI | 3,373 | $103K | 4.0% | 2.4% | 1% | A |
| 563 | Conway Township MI | 3,594 | $101K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A |
| 564 | Birmingham Township PA | 4,118 | $215K | 1.7% | 6.7% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Chase, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Work in the towns next to Chase
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chase workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | – | A | D− | 29 min | $102,634 |
| Pulaski | 4% | A− | B− | 26 min | $71,473 |
| Pittsfield | under 2% | A | C | 24 min | $100,139 |
| Angelica | under 2% | A− | C+ | 25 min | $95,893 |
| Morgan | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $92,500 |
| Little Suamico | 2% | A | D | 30 min | $112,391 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pulaski. Darker towns draw more of Chase’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 Chase: questions
What is the median household income in Chase?
$102,634 (±$10,312) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chase?
4.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chase?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chase work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Bay (25%, 17 mi), Ashwaubenon (10%, 18 mi), De Pere (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chase walkable?
Chase is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chase without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chase, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chase
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.