Households in Richfield Township have lower incomes than those in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 7% work in Richfield Township; the top destination outside it is Higgins Township (6%, 7 miles). Poverty touches 29.6% of residents, where Michigan as a whole has 13.2%. For jobs and income Richfield Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−); for walkability it is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Richfield Township stands out on work
A big share show a job far from home
47% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Richfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 174 jobs based in Richfield Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Fewer than half of Richfield Township workers earn over $40,000 a year
38% of Richfield Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 18% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
Richfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Richfield Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Richfield Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns, #700 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Richfield Township’s grade.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richfield Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
How far Richfield Township’s workers travel
About 47% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The workday shuffle in and out of Richfield Township
On a workday 952 residents head out to work, 67 work right here, and 107 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Richfield Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.17 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 2021, primary jobs.
Inside Richfield Township’s 174 jobs
174 jobs are based in Richfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 196 → 174. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Richfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Richfield Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 859 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
Where Richfield Township goes to work
Where Richfield Township 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.
Getting around Richfield Township: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 917 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). 2.2% of Richfield Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Richfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Richfield Township sits among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 124 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 144 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
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| 4,324 | Gouverneur NY | 3,560 | $36K | 27.3% | 12.0% | 24% | D− |
| 4,325 | Welch WV | 3,389 | $33K | 28.2% | 0.0% | 28% | D− |
| 4,326 | Richfield Township MI | 3,575 | $47K | 29.6% | 10.8% | 7% | D− |
| 4,327 | Jackson AL | 4,452 | $38K | 26.1% | 18.4% | 23% | D− |
| 4,328 | Evergreen AL | 3,272 | $41K | 39.0% | 16.7% | 28% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | 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 Richfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Richfield Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Township | – | D− | C+ | 29 min | $47,055 |
| Backus Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Au Sable Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ogemaw Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 23 min | $76,346 |
| Foster Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Nester Township | under 2% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Higgins Township | 6% | C− | C+ | 20 min | $55,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. Backus Township, Au Sable Township, Foster Township and Nester Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Higgins Township. Darker towns draw more of Richfield 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 2021, 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 Richfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richfield Township?
$47,055 (±$4,189) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richfield Township?
29.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richfield Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richfield Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Higgins Township (6%, 7 mi), West Branch (5%, 12 mi), Denton Township (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Richfield Township walkable?
Richfield Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richfield 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 Richfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richfield Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.