Polecat Creek Bridge · Photo: Art davis · CC BY-SA 4.0About two in five of Richland Township’s working residents commute to Wichita
Jobs & income A: better than 90% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #19 of 151 in Kansas.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns · #134 of 151 in Kansas.
Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Richland Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (42%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Richland Township
Richland Township and Wichita trade workers both ways
Wichita is the top workplace for Richland Township residents (42%) and also where the most people who work in Richland Township come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Richland Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Richland Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Richland Township went from 614 in 2013 to 910 in 2023, +48%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Richland Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Richland Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #19 of 151 in Kansas. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.7%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richland Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
42% of working residents work in Wichita
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Richland Township clocks in
42% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richland Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,428 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
What the 910 jobs in Richland Township are
910 jobs are based in Richland Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Richland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richland Township, 2013 → 2023: 614 → 910. 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 1,063 residents head out to work, 49 work right here, and 861 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Half of Richland Township commutes less than 15 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Richland Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Richland Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #134 of 151 in Kansas. Both inputs place Richland Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,521 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). 0.0% of Richland Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Richland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Richland Township is 388th of 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Richland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 41 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 55 | Minneha Township KS | 3,472 | $143K | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Ohio Township KS | 2,219 | $158K | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 386 | Bloomington Township IL | 2,629 | $112K | 5.7% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| 387 | Union Township IN | 3,057 | $109K | 8.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 388 | Richland Township KS | 2,620 | $119K | 1.7% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| 389 | Hillsboro Beach FL | 2,015 | $94K | 5.4% | 7.9% | 9% | A |
| 390 | Edgewood IN | 2,087 | $88K | 2.9% | 1.8% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Richland Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Rose Hill (6%). Darker towns draw more of Richland Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | – | A | C− | 31 min | $118,945 |
| Douglass Township | under 2% | B− | D | 29 min | $82,708 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $113,177 |
| Rose Hill | 6% | A | C+ | 27 min | $102,389 |
| Maple Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Rockford Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 23 min | $87,432 |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$118,945 (±$21,516) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richland Township?
1.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richland Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richland Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (42%, 19 mi), Riverside Township (8%, 12 mi), Rose Hill (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Richland Township walkable?
Richland Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richland 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 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.