There are 3.4 jobs in Richfield for every working resident, and 769 people commute in
1% of workers work from home, next to 16% for North Carolina as a whole. Richfield has 787 jobs, and 232 of its residents work somewhere. Only 8% work in Richfield itself; outside it, Charlotte draws the most (16%, 37 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Richfield apart
Richfield has far more jobs than workers
Richfield has 787 jobs, 3.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,200 people are in town, 88% more than the 630 who live here. Day and night ↓
Richfield’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Richfield is Charlotte, 37 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (36) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Richfield workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 16% across North Carolina. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 232 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Richfield nearly doubles on a workday
On a workday 214 residents head out to work and 18 work right here.
About 1,200 people are in Richfield on a workday afternoon, 88% more than live here.
3.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The distance from Richfield to work
About 15% 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.
About 24 minutes each way, about the NC average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richfield workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 451 commuters (the 1% who work from home are left out). Across North Carolina: 85% 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.
Who travels to work in Richfield, and from where
Where Richfield clocks in
16% of workers
10% of workers
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.
What Richfield’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richfield, 2013 → 2023: 600 → 787. 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 Richfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Richfield
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield | – | — | — | 24 min | $70,750 |
| Misenheimer | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Misenheimer: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richfield’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 Richfield: questions
What is the median household income in Richfield?
$70,750 (±$42,521) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richfield?
11.4%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richfield?
24 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richfield work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charlotte (16%, 37 mi), Albemarle (10%, 9 mi), Concord (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Richfield without a car?
0% 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 Richfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richfield
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.