Richland Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% work in Richland Township itself; outside it, Lincoln draws the most (31%, 20 miles). 168 jobs are based in Richland Township, against 611 working residents. Jobs and income earn Richland Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Richland Township at work: what stands out
Richland Township is a place people come home to
There are 168 jobs based in Richland Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Richland Township has about 990 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
31% of Richland Township works in Lincoln
187 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Lincoln, 20 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Richland Township itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 611 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Richland Township
On income, poverty and job access, Richland Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Richland Township’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 49% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.8%) is left out: Richland Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Richland Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Richland Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 587 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 144 people come in from elsewhere.
About 990 people are in Richland Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Richland Township ends
Where Richland Township clocks in
31% of workers
13% 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 kinds of work in Richland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richland Township, 2014 → 2024: 145 → 168. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Richland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Richland Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richland Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 699 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 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.
The commute from Richland Township, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Richland Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Richland Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.5% across Nebraska, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 821 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). 2.3% of Richland Township households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Richland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Richland Township ranks: 530th of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 172 | Yutan NE | 1,451 | $103K | 0.7% | 8.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 234 | Buccaneer Bay NE | 1,418 | $161K | 4.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 307 | Pohocco Township NE | 1,296 | $100K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 528 | Riverside IA | 1,086 | $84K | 2.3% | 2.0% | 6% | A− |
| 529 | Hensley Township IL | 1,006 | $108K | 3.8% | 0.0% | <1% | A− |
| 530 | Richland Township NE | 1,432 | $91K | 2.3% | 1.8% | 4% | A− |
| 531 | Springfield NE | 1,529 | $93K | 7.7% | 4.5% | 5% | A− |
| 532 | Farmersville OH | 1,006 | $80K | 3.6% | 5.6% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Township, the top three, the last and three more from Nebraska.
The towns around Richland Township
The biggest share goes to Stocking Township (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | – | A− | C+ | 23 min | $91,111 |
| Green Township | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Stocking Township | 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Township and Stocking 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 2024, 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?
$91,111 (±$17,375) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richland Township?
2.3%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richland Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richland Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (31%, 20 mi), Wahoo (13%, 9 mi), Omaha (13%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Richland Township walkable?
Richland Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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), 2024, 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.