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Jobs & commute in Richardville Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Richardville Township works elsewhere

3 jobs are based in Richardville Township, and 37 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Richardville Township for work; outside it, Hallock is the main destination (38%, 13 miles). 30% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Richardville Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

37live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night100
Workday68
100live here− 37head out to work+ 3come in to work= 68on a workday

About 68 people are in Richardville Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Richardville Township: the destinations

Fort Dodge: 1 residents work here (3%)Kennedy: 2 residents work here (5%)St. Vincent: 1 residents work here (3%)Greenbush: 1 residents work here (3%)Hallock: 14 residents work here (38%)Lancaster: 2 residents work here (5%)Perham: 2 residents work here (5%)Wadena: 1 residents work here (3%)Pembina: 3 residents work here (8%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (5%)St. Joseph TownshipClow TownshipFairfield TownshipGranville TownshipRichardville TownshipBathgate TownshipHallockPembinaKennedyLancasterPerhamGrand ForksRichardville Township
1
Hallock12.7 mi away
38%14
2
Pembina, ND16.9 mi away
8%3
3
Kennedy20.8 mi away
5%2
4
Lancaster6.8 mi away
5%2
5
Perham172.8 mi away
5%2
6
Grand Forks, ND71.4 mi away
5%2
7
Fort Dodge, IA463.1 mi away
3%1
8
St. Vincent16 mi away
3%1
9
Greenbush35.7 mi away
3%1
10
Wadena190.7 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%8
The top trips

Where Richardville 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.

The jobs

Richardville Township makes things: 67% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Richardville TownshipJobs Richardville Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms67%14%
Trade, transport & utilities0%35%
Services: health, schools, offices33%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%24%
$1,251–$3,333 a month67%14%
Over $3,333 a month33%62%

Who does it

29 or younger0%27%
30 to 540%38%
55 and older100%35%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Richardville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Richardville Township, about 19 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
143 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Richardville Township19 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
30%

of Richardville Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Richardville Township gets to work
86%Drive alone
10%Walk
5%Other

Share of the 21 commuters (the 30% 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Richardville Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHallock: 38% · 12.7 miPembina: 8% · 16.9 miKennedy: 5% · 20.8 miLancaster: 5% · 6.8 miPerham: 5% · 172.8 miGrand Forks: 5% · 71.4 miFort Dodge: 3% · 463.1 miSt. Vincent: 3% · 16 miGreenbush: 3% · 35.7 miWadena: 3% · 190.7 miHallock 38%Pembina 8%Kennedy 5%Lancaster 5%Perham 5%Richardville Township
Richardville TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi3 residents
54%10–24 mi20 residents
16%25–50 mi6 residents
22%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 22% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Richardville Township and its neighbors

Granville Township: few work hereClow Township: few work hereSt. Joseph Township: few work hereGranville TownshipClow TownshipSt. Joseph TownshipRichardville Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Granville Township18 min
Richardville Township19 min
Clow Township25 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownRichardville Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Richardville Township–——19 min$78,750
Granville Townshipunder 3%——18 min—
Clow Townshipunder 3%——25 min—
St. Joseph Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Granville Township, Clow Township and St. Joseph Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Richardville Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Richardville Township: questions

What is the median household income in Richardville Township?

$78,750 (±$57,243) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Richardville Township?

3.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Richardville Township?

19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Richardville Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hallock (38%, 13 mi), Pembina (8%, 17 mi), Kennedy (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Richardville 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 Richardville Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Richardville Township

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.