Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Richwood works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 23% of workers (New Jersey 17%). Richwood has 911 jobs for 1,723 working residents. Only 4% work in Richwood itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (11%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Richwood at work: what stands out
Richwood’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richwood workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,219 commuters (the 23% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many people are in Richwood by day
On a workday 1,659 residents head out to work, 64 work right here, and 847 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Richwood on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
The places Richwood commutes to
Where Richwood clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
The kinds of work in Richwood
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richwood, 2014 → 2024: 736 → 911. 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 Richwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Richwood to work
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.
How Richwood compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mantua Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richwood | – | — | — | 26 min | $216,196 |
| Elk Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 28 min | $141,382 |
| Mullica Hill | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Mantua Township | 2% | A | B+ | 27 min | $121,875 |
| Pitman | under 3% | A− | A− | 29 min | $98,489 |
| Glassboro | 2% | B− | A+ | 28 min | $87,278 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mullica Hill: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richwood’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 Richwood: questions
What is the median household income in Richwood?
$216,196 (±$31,396) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richwood?
4.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richwood?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richwood work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (11%, 20 mi), Harrison Township (9%, 2 mi), Washington Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Richwood 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 Richwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richwood
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.