Richton draws 662 commuters a day, with 2.2 jobs for every working resident
Richton has 717 jobs; 324 of its residents have a job. About one in seven work in Richton itself; outside it, Hattiesburg draws the most (23%, 22 miles). Commuters spend 41 minutes getting to work on average, where Mississippi has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Richton apart on work
Richton is where the jobs are
Richton has 717 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,300 people are in town, 42% more than the 950 who live here. Day and night ↓
Richton’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Richton is Hattiesburg, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 23% of working residents (74) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Richton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 26 across Mississippi. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 115 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 324 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Richton fills up on a workday
On a workday 269 residents head out to work and 55 work right here.
About 1,300 people are in Richton on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
How far it is to work from Richton
About 25% 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.
A commute of about 41 minutes in Richton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richton workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 382 commuters (the 2% 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.
Where the people who work in Richton live
Where Richton clocks in
23% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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 Richton: what the 717 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richton, 2013 → 2023: 524 → 717. 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 Richton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Richton: questions
What is the median household income in Richton?
$35,057 (±$7,376) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richton?
27.6%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richton?
41 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richton work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hattiesburg (23%, 22 mi), Laurel (7%, 26 mi), Petal (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Richton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richton
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.