Richlawn has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
26% of workers work from home, against 10% across Kentucky. 96 jobs are based in Richlawn, and 223 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Richlawn itself; outside it, Louisville draws the most (17%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Richlawn apart
Most Richlawn residents work close to home
88% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Richlawn and Louisville trade workers both ways
Louisville is the top workplace for Richlawn residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Richlawn come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Richlawn works from home
26% of Richlawn workers work from home, against 10% across Kentucky. 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; with 223 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many miles Richlawn commutes
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.
Out of Richlawn to work: where people go
Where Richlawn clocks in
9% 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.
Getting to work from Richlawn takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richlawn workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 157 commuters (the 26% who work from home are left out). Across Kentucky: 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.
In and out of Richlawn on a workday
On a workday 223 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 96 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Richlawn on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
What Richlawn’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richlawn, 2013 → 2023: 91 → 96. 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 Richlawn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Richlawn: questions
What is the median household income in Richlawn?
$123,125 (±$26,534) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richlawn?
2.6%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richlawn?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richlawn work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (17%, 5 mi), St. Matthews (9%, 0 mi), Watterson Park (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Richlawn without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richlawn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richlawn
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.