Pulaski Village Historic District · Photo: Stephen Schweitzer · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Richland (7.6%) than in 86% of U.S. towns
8% of workers have no commute at all (New York 15%). Richland grades C− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in five stay in Richland for work; outside it, Syracuse is the main destination (10%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Richland
Richland trades workers with the towns around it
Richland has about as many jobs (2,024) as working residents (2,302), but they are mostly different people: 1,816 residents leave for work each day while 1,538 people come in. Only 24% of the jobs in Richland are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Richland’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Richland is Syracuse, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (241) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Where Richland’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Richland is better than 15% of U.S. towns, #688 of 758 in New York. Household income holds Richland’s grade up ($67,904, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richland could be anywhere from D to B−.
The daily flow of workers through Richland
On a workday 1,816 residents head out to work, 486 work right here, and 1,538 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.88 per resident).
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 Richland goes to work
About 19% 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.
The towns that employ Richland’s residents
Where Richland clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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
2,024 jobs are based in Richland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richland, 2013 → 2023: 2,126 → 2,024. 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.
About 30 minutes to work from Richland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richland workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,211 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In Richland, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Richland is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #576 of 758 in New York. 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 2,402 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.0% of Richland households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Richland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Richland next to U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,800: 2,960th of 3,375 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 16 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,958 | Penns Grove NJ | 4,934 | $46K | 44.1% | 13.0% | 4% | C− |
| 2,959 | Mineola TX | 5,537 | $53K | 12.2% | 10.7% | 19% | C− |
| 2,960 | Richland NY | 5,787 | $68K | 18.0% | 7.6% | 21% | C− |
| 2,961 | Willits CA | 4,760 | $63K | 9.9% | 10.3% | 40% | C− |
| 2,962 | Adams Township IN | 5,235 | $61K | 18.9% | 5.4% | 18% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,375 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 New York.
Work in the towns next to Richland
The biggest share goes to Mexico (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland | – | C− | C+ | 30 min | $67,904 |
| Albion | under 3% | C− | D− | 27 min | $60,313 |
| Sandy Creek | 2% | D | C | 27 min | $66,583 |
| Mexico | 3% | C | C | 25 min | $59,081 |
| Orwell | under 3% | D | D− | 33 min | $69,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$67,904 (±$14,419) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richland?
18.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richland?
30 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richland work?
21% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Syracuse (10%, 35 mi), DeWitt (6%, 35 mi), Oswego (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Richland walkable?
Richland is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.