Most of Richardson Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
39 jobs are based in Richardson Township, against 221 working residents. Hardly any stay in Richardson Township for work; outside it, Little Falls is the main destination (14%, 25 miles). Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Richardson Township, in brief
Richardson Township is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in Richardson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Richardson Township has about 330 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Richardson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Richardson Township is Little Falls, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (31) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Richardson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 221 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Richardson Township
On a workday 219 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Richardson Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Richardson Township
About 16% 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.
The daily trip from Richardson Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richardson Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 129 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The towns that employ Richardson Township’s residents
Where Richardson Township clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Richardson Township: what the 39 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richardson Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 39. 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 Richardson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Richardson Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richardson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $70,625 |
| Roosevelt Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Leigh Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Pulaski Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Kathio Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 19 min | $62,692 |
| Vineland | under 2% | — | — | 6 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roosevelt Township, Leigh Township and Pulaski Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Vineland: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richardson 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 Richardson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richardson Township?
$70,625 (±$11,313) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richardson Township?
3.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richardson Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richardson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Falls (14%, 25 mi), Pierz (10%, 15 mi), Brainerd (8%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Richardson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richardson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richardson 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.