Photo: Nyttend · Public domainRichfield Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 5% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. Richfield Township has 70 jobs for 252 working residents. Only 1% stay in Richfield Township for work; outside it, Napoleon is the main destination (16%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Richfield Township in brief
Richfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 138 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Richfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 70 jobs based in Richfield Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Richfield Township has about 440 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 252 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Time on the road from Richfield Township: about 41 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richfield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 186 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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 workday shuffle in and out of Richfield Township
On a workday 249 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Richfield Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Richfield Township to work: where people go
Where Richfield Township clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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 Richfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 70. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Richfield Township
About 20% 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.
Richfield Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Bartlow Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Township | – | — | — | 41 min | $91,477 |
| Damascus Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 29 min | $75,500 |
| Milton Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 31 min | $86,438 |
| Bartlow Township | 2% | C+ | C+ | 25 min | $81,429 |
Same-state neighbors only. Milton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richfield 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 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richfield Township?
$91,477 (±$18,710) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richfield Township?
5.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richfield Township?
41 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Napoleon (16%, 12 mi), Bowling Green (9%, 16 mi), Defiance (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Richfield Township 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 Richfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richfield Township
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.