Chesterfield County, Virginia

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 12,065 returns moved into Chesterfield County and 11,490 moved out, a net gain of 575 returns, or 3.7 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

The median move into Chesterfield covered 16 miles, the 10th-shortest among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. One county, City of Richmond, supplied 20% of all arriving returns. On balance, Chesterfield gains the most returns from Henrico County. Movers from other states made up 32% of arrivals, below the 45% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
City of Richmond2,1082,452+344
Henrico1,3891,870+481
City of Petersburg399356−43
Powhatan365213−152
Hanover295217−78
City of Colonial Heights255241−14
Prince George223187−36
Fairfax County132247+115
City of Hopewell218159−59
Dinwiddie201136−65
Amelia16288−74
Goochland14783−64

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 81 counties sent 20 or more returns each (74% of arrivals from within the US) and 79 received 20 or more (74% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 89% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,834 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
City of Virginia Beach	101	173	95
Prince William	90	167	92
City of Newport News	83	135	62
Loudoun	73	130	118
Spotsylvania	72	119	56
Wake, NC	62	121	125
City of Chesapeake	62	110	86
Kings, NY	61	126	298
Stafford	61	127	73
Albemarle	60	98	69
Los Angeles, CA	59	105	2,273
City of Norfolk	58	96	80
Mecklenburg, NC	54	92	233
Montgomery, MD	51	79	123
Prince George’s, MD	51	80	108
District of Columbia	50	72	110
James City	50	83	45
Arlington	47	73	107
Cumberland	47	78	38
Maricopa, AZ	46	94	1,976

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
City of Virginia Beach	107	175	95
Wake, NC	86	144	125
Prince William	80	142	92
New Kent	76	142	33
Mecklenburg, NC	62	88	233
Arlington	59	68	107
Spotsylvania	59	102	56
City of Newport News	59	88	62
City of Norfolk	56	70	80
Louisa	52	116	46
Hillsborough, FL	51	91	712
Stafford	47	78	73
City of Chesapeake	46	78	86
New York, NY	45	50	304
Albemarle	44	66	69
James City	43	68	45
Mecklenburg	43	74	64
Los Angeles, CA	42	58	2,273
District of Columbia	42	50	110
Prince George’s, MD	42	64	108

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Chesterfield shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +11.4 in 2019–20, +14.7 in 2020–21, +14.8 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$69,418 Leaving
$74,845 Arriving
$101,385 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, departing returns the least.