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Jobs & commute in Richview

Richview has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

For 7% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois. There are 57 jobs in Richview, and 103 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Richview itself; outside it, Nashville draws the most (17%, 12 miles).

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Richview, and who commutes in

On a workday 101 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.

101live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
55work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night230
Workday190
230live here− 100head out to work+ 55come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in Richview on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.55jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Out of Richview to work: where people go

New MindenVergennesBelgiumHoyleton: 4 residents work here (4%)TamaroaIrvingtonHanafordRichviewOkawville: 3 residents work here (3%)Eldorado: 2 residents work here (2%)Nashville: 17 residents work here (17%)Carlyle: 2 residents work here (2%)Centralia: 10 residents work here (10%)Mount Vernon: 4 residents work here (4%)Springfield: 3 residents work here (3%)St. Louis: 4 residents work here (4%)NashvilleCentraliaHoyletonMount VernonSt. LouisOkawvilleRichview
1
Nashville11.6 mi away
17%17
2
Centralia10.6 mi away
10%10
3
Hoyleton6.9 mi away
4%4
4
Mount Vernon14.9 mi away
4%4
5
St. Louis, MO60.3 mi away
4%4
6
Okawville20.3 mi away
3%3
7
Springfield100.9 mi away
3%3
8
Richview (in town)right here
2%2
9
Eldorado56 mi away
2%2
10
Carlyle20 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
50%52
The top trips

Where Richview clocks in

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.

The jobs

68% of the jobs in Richview pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in RichviewJobs Richview residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%25%
Trade, transport & utilities100%25%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less7%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%29%
Over $3,333 a month68%56%

Who does it

29 or younger14%14%
30 to 5449%54%
55 and older37%32%
+307%

Jobs based in Richview, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 57. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 22 minutes to work from Richview

A year of commuting
169 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Richview22 min
Illinois28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

of Richview workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Richview gets to work
79%Drive alone
17%Carpool
3%Other

Share of the 92 commuters (the 7% 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.

How far

Half of Richview commutes less than 20 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNashville: 17% · 11.6 miCentralia: 10% · 10.6 miHoyleton: 4% · 6.9 miMount Vernon: 4% · 14.9 miSt. Louis: 4% · 60.3 miOkawville: 3% · 20.3 miSpringfield: 3% · 100.9 miEldorado: 2% · 56 miCarlyle: 2% · 20 miNashville 17%Centralia 10%Hoyleton 4%Mount Vernon 4%Richview
RichviewTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi17 residents
39%10–24 mi40 residents
14%25–50 mi14 residents
31%Over 50 mi32 residents

About 31% 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 Richview: questions

What is the median household income in Richview?

$71,250 (±$44,055) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Richview?

7.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Richview?

22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Richview work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashville (17%, 12 mi), Centralia (10%, 11 mi), Hoyleton (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Richview 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, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Richview

Richview home →

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.