With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Richwood Township works elsewhere
Employers in Richwood Township report 64 jobs, against 302 working residents. Hardly any stay in Richwood Township for work; outside it, Detroit Lakes is the main destination (43%, 8 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Richwood Township stands out on work
Richwood Township and Detroit Lakes trade workers both ways
Detroit Lakes is the top workplace for Richwood Township residents (43%) and also where the most people who work in Richwood Township come from (28% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Richwood Township is a place people come home to
There are 64 jobs based in Richwood Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Richwood Township has about 420 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 302 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Richwood Township commutes to
Where Richwood Township clocks in
43% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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.
Who works in Richwood Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 300 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Richwood Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Richwood Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richwood Township, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 64. 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 Richwood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Richwood Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richwood Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 366 commuters (the 18% 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 distance from Richwood Township to work
About 21% 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.
Richwood Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richwood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richwood Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $69,750 |
| Detroit Township | under 2% | B | C | 18 min | $93,587 |
| Callaway Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Holmesville Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Sugar Bush Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Hamden Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Callaway Township, Holmesville Township, Sugar Bush Township and Hamden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richwood 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 Richwood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richwood Township?
$69,750 (±$10,735) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richwood Township?
9.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richwood Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richwood Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (43%, 8 mi), Fargo (8%, 45 mi), Mahnomen (3%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Richwood 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 Richwood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richwood 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.