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Jobs & commute in Richfield

Quincy draws about half of Richfield’s working residents

Hardly any work in Richfield; the top destination outside it is Quincy (50%, 16 miles). Richfield has 12 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

0 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 12 working residents
Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Richfield

On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

12live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Richfield goes to work

Payson: 1 residents work here (8%)Beardstown: 1 residents work here (8%)Quincy: 6 residents work here (50%)Decatur: 1 residents work here (8%)Peoria: 1 residents work here (8%)Springfield: 1 residents work here (8%)Melrose Township: 1 residents work here (8%)RichfieldQuincyPaysonBeardstownDecaturPeoriaSpringfieldRichfield
1
Quincy16.2 mi away
50%6
2
Payson6.8 mi away
8%1
3
Beardstown38.7 mi away
8%1
4
Decatur115.8 mi away
8%1
5
Peoria102.2 mi away
8%1
6
Springfield78.1 mi away
8%1
7
Melrose Township13 mi away
8%1
The top trips

Where Richfield clocks in

50% of workers
16.2 mi awayQuincy6 Richfield residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
6.8 mi awayPayson1 Richfield residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
38.7 mi awayBeardstown1 Richfield residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

How far

How many miles Richfield commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miQuincy: 50% · 16.2 miPayson: 8% · 6.8 miBeardstown: 8% · 38.7 miDecatur: 8% · 115.8 miPeoria: 8% · 102.2 miSpringfield: 8% · 78.1 miMelrose Township: 8% · 13 miQuincy 50%Payson 8%Beardstown 8%Decatur 8%Peoria 8%Richfield
RichfieldTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi1 residents
58%10–24 mi7 residents
8%25–50 mi1 residents
25%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 25% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Richfield: questions

Where do people who live in Richfield work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Richfield, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Richfield

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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.