Now, we can reveal the top 13 destinations people going in the opposite direction were headed for.
A total of 4,471 people left the area for a new home elsewhere in the UK in the same 12-month period, the Office for National Statistics internal migration figures show.
From neighbouring North East Derbyshire to Leeds, here are the places draining the most people from Chesterfield.
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1. Barnsley
The 13th most common place people left the area for was Barnsley, with 47 departures in the year to June 2019. Photo: Shutterstock
2. Bassetlaw
The twelfth most common place people left the area for was Bassetlaw, home of Clumber Park, with 50 departures in the year to June 2019. Photo: Shutterstock
3. Lincoln
The eleventh most common place people left the area for was Lincoln, with 51 departures in the year to June 2019. Photo: Oli Scarff
4. Mansfield
The tenth most common place people left the area for was Mansfield, with 56 departures in the year to June 2019. Photo: Shutterstock