More people are out of work in Richmond (8.3%) than in 89% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 33 minutes each way, about the same as across New York. Richmond grades C+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. About one in ten work in Richmond itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (15%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Richmond at work: what stands out
Inside Richmond’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Richmond is better than 38% of U.S. towns, #516 of 758 in New York. The poverty rate holds Richmond’s grade up (6.8%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richmond could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Short hops and long hauls from Richmond
About 17% 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.
Richmond on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,321 residents head out to work, 137 work right here, and 386 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Richmond on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.36 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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 towns that employ Richmond’s residents
Where Richmond clocks in
15% of workers
5% 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.
What the 523 jobs in Richmond are
523 jobs are based in Richmond.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richmond, 2013 → 2023: 560 → 523. 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 Richmond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Richmond spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richmond workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,263 commuters (the 13% 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 Richmond, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Richmond is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #686 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Richmond 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 1,460 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). 1.1% of Richmond households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Richmond’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,794th of 4,453: where Richmond ranks among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 10 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,792 | Hudson NC | 3,786 | $65K | 13.6% | 4.3% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,793 | Concord Township MI | 2,721 | $64K | 12.4% | 4.1% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,794 | Richmond NY | 3,275 | $79K | 6.8% | 8.3% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,795 | Platteville CO | 2,908 | $75K | 9.0% | 16.3% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,796 | Wade Township IL | 4,282 | $64K | 11.4% | 2.8% | 22% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Richmond, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door to Richmond
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richmond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | – | C+ | C− | 33 min | $79,150 |
| Canadice | under 3% | B− | C− | 32 min | $67,740 |
| Bristol | under 3% | B+ | D− | 25 min | $86,000 |
| West Bloomfield | under 3% | B− | C | 22 min | $61,399 |
| South Bristol | under 3% | B | C+ | 29 min | $97,148 |
| Livonia | under 3% | B− | B+ | 26 min | $89,149 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richmond’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 Richmond: questions
What is the median household income in Richmond?
$79,150 (±$3,726) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richmond?
6.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richmond?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richmond work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (15%, 26 mi), Henrietta (5%, 19 mi), Canandaigua (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Richmond walkable?
Richmond is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richmond 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 Richmond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richmond
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.