Richview Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
6% of workers work from home; Illinois has 16%. Richview Township has 72 jobs; 135 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Richview Township for work; outside it, Nashville is the main destination (13%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Richview Township by day
On a workday 132 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Richview Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Richview Township ends
Where Richview Township clocks in
13% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
75% of the jobs in Richview Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richview Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 72. 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 Richview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Richview Township spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richview Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 110 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Richview Township
About 30% 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 Richview Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richview Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $69,886 |
| Irvington Township | 2% | B− | D | 27 min | $72,115 |
| Ashley Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ashley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Irvington Township. Darker towns draw more of Richview 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 Richview Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richview Township?
$69,886 (±$27,961) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richview Township?
6.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richview Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richview Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashville (13%, 10 mi), Centralia (10%, 11 mi), Mount Vernon (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Richview Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richview 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.