Richland draws 9,573 commuters a day, with 3.5 jobs for every working resident
The two grades for Richland are B− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Employers in Richland report 9,871 jobs, against 2,851 working residents. About one in ten stay in Richland for work; outside it, Jackson is the main destination (26%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Richland apart on work
Richland has far more jobs than workers
Richland has 9,871 jobs, 3.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 15,000 people are in town, 92% more than the 7,600 who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
64% of the jobs in Richland are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
A lot of Richland works one town over
38% of working residents work in a town that borders Richland: Jackson (26%), Pearl (8%) and Florence (4%). Next door ↓
Richland draws workers from far and wide
The 9,871 jobs in Richland are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 28%; the other 69% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
The jobs in Richland pay better than its residents’ jobs
71% of the jobs based in Richland pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 51% of the jobs Richland residents hold. 97% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Richland. The jobs ↓
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.
How Richland earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Richland is better than 46% of U.S. towns, #25 of 99 in Mississippi. Job access by car holds Richland’s grade up (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.7%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richland could be anywhere from C to A−.
The daily flow of workers through Richland
On a workday 2,553 residents head out to work and 298 work right here.
About 15,000 people are in Richland on a workday afternoon, 92% more 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.
71% of the jobs in Richland pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richland, 2013 → 2023: 7,736 → 9,871. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the people who work in Richland live
Where Richland clocks in
26% 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.
The trip to work from Richland: 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 workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,485 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Mississippi: 87% 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 commute from Richland, by distance
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.
For most of Richland, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Richland is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #38 of 101 in Mississippi. Both inputs place Richland near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,615 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.1% of Richland households have no vehicle (Mississippi 6.3%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Richland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,111 U.S. towns of 5,300 to 10,300, Richland comes 1,914th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 967 | Gulf Park Estates MS | 6,264 | $66K | 5.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,438 | Diamondhead MS | 9,441 | $87K | 7.0% | 4.2% | 8% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,844 | Pass Christian MS | 6,459 | $78K | 8.4% | 5.6% | 10% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,912 | Wailua Homesteads HI | 5,431 | $90K | 9.9% | 3.8% | 3% | B− |
| 1,913 | Salida CO | 5,985 | $70K | 11.1% | 1.6% | 45% | B− |
| 1,914 | Richland MS | 7,630 | $67K | 12.7% | 5.1% | 10% | B− |
| 1,915 | Oberlin OH | 8,603 | $81K | 16.1% | 5.6% | 26% | B− |
| 1,916 | Perryton TX | 7,850 | $70K | 12.4% | 0.3% | 38% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,111 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Richland, the top three, the last and three more from Mississippi.
38% of Richland works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Jackson. Darker towns draw more of Richland’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: questions
What is the median household income in Richland?
$66,558 (±$5,780) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richland?
12.7%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richland?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richland work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (26%, 7 mi), Flowood (9%, 9 mi), Pearl (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Richland walkable?
Richland is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richland without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richland
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. 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.