Unemployment in North Richmond (1.6%) is lower than in 89% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns. North Richmond grades A+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.9 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.5 in San Francisco.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets North Richmond apart on work
Most jobs in North Richmond pay over $40,000 a year
80% of the jobs based in North Richmond pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
North Richmond makes and builds things
36% of the jobs based in North Richmond are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs North Richmond residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 16%. The jobs ↓
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.
How North Richmond earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Richmond is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #14 of 847 in California. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides North Richmond’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Richmond could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
A place that makes things: 36% of North Richmond’s jobs are in goods
1,664 jobs are based in North Richmond.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Richmond, 2013 → 2023: 1,421 → 1,664. 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 North Richmond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 1,350 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 1,638 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 (1.21 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.
19% of working residents work in San Francisco
Where North Richmond clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
Commuting from North Richmond: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Richmond workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,909 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% 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 North Richmond’s workers travel
About 15% 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.
North Richmond is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Richmond is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns, #273 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,135 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 45% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 80% 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). 12.0% of North Richmond households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of North Richmond’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,264 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200, North Richmond comes 158th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 28 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
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| 71 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 126 | Emerald Lake Hills CA | 4,235 | $250K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 156 | Commercial Point OH | 3,271 | $108K | 4.1% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 157 | North Hampton NH | 4,526 | $146K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 7% | A+ |
| 158 | North Richmond CA | 3,855 | $101K | 4.5% | 1.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 159 | Metamora IL | 3,857 | $129K | 3.6% | 0.0% | 13% | A+ |
| 160 | Spring Lake Township MN | 3,498 | $147K | 5.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | 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 North Richmond, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Next door is work for 10% of North Richmond
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Richmond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Richmond | – | A+ | A | 31 min | $100,673 |
| Richmond | 10% | B− | A+ | 34 min | $95,391 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Richmond. Darker towns draw more of North Richmond’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 North Richmond: questions
What is the median household income in North Richmond?
$100,673 (±$39,624) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Richmond?
4.5%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Richmond?
31 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Richmond work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (19%, 14 mi), Richmond (10%, 1 mi), Oakland (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Richmond walkable?
North Richmond is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Richmond without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 45% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Richmond, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Richmond
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.