Richland Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any stay in Richland Township for work; outside it, Lamar is the main destination (15%, 7 miles). Richland Township has 13 jobs, against 188 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Richland Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 188 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Richland 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.
Where Richland Township goes to work
Where Richland Township clocks in
7% 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.
Richland Township makes things: 46% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richland Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 13. 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 Richland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Richland Township spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richland Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 161 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Richland Township
About 38% 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.
How Richland Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lamar Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $80,815 |
| Lamar Township | 4% | D | D | 20 min | $56,926 |
| Northfork Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Golden City Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Northfork Township and Golden City Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richland 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 Richland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richland Township?
$80,815 (±$11,277) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richland Township?
13.4%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richland Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lamar (15%, 7 mi), Springfield (7%, 54 mi), Golden City (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Richland 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 Richland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richland 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.