Household incomes in Richmond Township are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
4.5% of residents are in poverty; Michigan has 13.2%. For jobs and income Richmond Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (D). Only 5% stay in Richmond Township for work; outside it, Clinton Township is the main destination (6%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Richmond Township in brief
Jobs & income in Richmond Township: the grade in detail
Household income holds Richmond Township’s grade up ($126,450, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (14.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate.
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richmond Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The daily trip from Richmond Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richmond Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,355 commuters (the 11% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Richmond Township
On a workday 1,482 residents head out to work, 75 work right here, and 715 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Richmond Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.51 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.
Where Richmond Township’s working residents head each day
Where Richmond Township clocks in
5% 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.
Inside Richmond Township’s 790 jobs
790 jobs are based in Richmond Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richmond Township, 2011 → 2021: 973 → 790. 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 Richmond Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Richmond Township, by distance
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 commute in Richmond Township is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,516 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.3% of Richmond Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Richmond Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Richmond Township ranks: 1,919th of 4,474 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900
| # | 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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| 145 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
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| 1,917 | Bonus Township IL | 4,390 | $101K | 10.5% | 6.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,918 | Bourbon Township IN | 2,825 | $76K | 7.8% | 3.6% | 14% | B |
| 1,919 | Richmond Township MI | 3,632 | $126K | 4.5% | 14.0% | 5% | B |
| 1,920 | East Hanover Township PA | 2,715 | $59K | 14.6% | 0.4% | 7% | B |
| 1,921 | Norton KS | 2,651 | $53K | 3.2% | 0.0% | 30% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | 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 Richmond Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Richmond Township
The biggest share goes to Richmond (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richmond Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Township | – | B | D | 32 min | $126,450 |
| Richmond | 4% | C | A− | 26 min | $64,719 |
| Columbus Township | under 4% | A− | D | 30 min | $93,844 |
| Riley Township | under 4% | A− | D− | 34 min | $97,262 |
| Memphis | under 4% | D | B− | 38 min | $57,222 |
| Armada Township | 3% | A | C | 29 min | $105,734 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richmond 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 Richmond Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richmond Township?
$126,450 (±$22,811) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richmond Township?
4.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richmond Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richmond Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton Township (6%, 19 mi), Detroit (5%, 36 mi), Warren (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Richmond Township walkable?
Richmond Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richmond Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richmond Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richmond 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.