More people are out of work in Richland Township (9.1%) than in 92% of U.S. towns
Richland Township grades D for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 88% of U.S. towns. Only 8% work in Richland Township itself; outside it, Portland draws the most (17%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Richland Township: the figures worth knowing
Richland Township makes and builds things
53% of the jobs based in Richland Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Richland Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 38%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Richland Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
67% of the jobs based in Richland Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 51% of the jobs Richland Township residents hold. 82% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Richland Township. The jobs ↓
Few Richland Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
The four measures behind Richland Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Richland Township is better than 6% of U.S. towns, #587 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Richland Township’s grade up (ahead of 32% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richland Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
Goods jobs make up 53% of work in Richland Township
732 jobs are based in Richland Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richland Township, 2013 → 2023: 766 → 732. 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 Richland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Richland Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richland Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,362 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Richland Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,597 residents head out to work, 133 work right here, and 599 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Richland Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.42 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 towns that employ Richland Township’s residents
Where Richland Township clocks in
17% of workers
11% 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.
Miles to work from Richland Township
About 24% 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.
In Richland Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Richland Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #287 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 6.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,425 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.8% of Richland Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Richland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Richland Township sits among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200
| # | 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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| 80 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 91 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 132 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 4,013 | Tipton MO | 2,766 | $49K | 20.4% | 0.6% | 17% | D |
| 4,014 | Bellows Falls VT | 2,706 | $56K | 25.1% | 11.7% | 15% | D |
| 4,015 | Richland Township IN | 3,874 | $50K | 24.5% | 9.1% | 8% | D |
| 4,016 | Tipton CA | 2,851 | $45K | 31.1% | 10.4% | 7% | D |
| 4,017 | Brookdale SC | 4,291 | $39K | 34.8% | 21.5% | 3% | D |
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| 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 Richland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Richland Township
The biggest share goes to Dunkirk (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | – | D | B− | 25 min | $50,160 |
| Niles Township | under 2% | B | D− | 25 min | $65,750 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Green Township | under 2% | C | B− | 34 min | $86,719 |
| Knox Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 33 min | $68,750 |
| Dunkirk | 6% | D | B | 28 min | $46,339 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jefferson Township and Knox Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richland 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 Richland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richland Township?
$50,160 (±$7,838) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richland Township?
24.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richland Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richland Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (17%, 12 mi), Muncie (11%, 15 mi), Dunkirk (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Richland Township walkable?
Richland Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richland Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richland 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. 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.