Richfield Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Richfield Township has 10 jobs; 198 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Richfield Township for work; outside it, Quincy is the main destination (42%, 18 miles). 6% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Richfield Township
On a workday 198 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Richfield Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Where the trip to work from Richfield Township ends
Where Richfield Township clocks in
42% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Richfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 10. 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 Richfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 36 minutes each way, longer than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 177 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Richfield Township
About 23% 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.
Next door to Richfield Township
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $126,786 |
| Barry Township | under 3% | C | C | 25 min | $76,696 |
| Payson Township | under 3% | C | D | 29 min | $62,041 |
| Liberty Township | 2% | B+ | D | 27 min | $93,452 |
| Beverly Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hadley Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beverly Township and Hadley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richfield Township’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 Richfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richfield Township?
$126,786 (±$82,848) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richfield Township?
3.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richfield Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Quincy (42%, 18 mi), Ellington Township (10%, 18 mi), Springfield (6%, 77 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Richfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richfield Township
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.