Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Richfield Township works elsewhere
Household incomes here are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns. Employers in Richfield Township report 161 jobs, against 806 working residents. Richfield Township grades A for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Richfield Township
Richfield Township and Toledo trade workers both ways
Toledo is the top workplace for Richfield Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Richfield Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Richfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 161 jobs based in Richfield Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Richfield Township has about 940 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 806 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Richfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Richfield Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (6.4%) is left out: Richfield Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Richfield Township stays A.
26% of working residents work in Toledo
Where Richfield Township clocks in
26% of workers
11% 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.
A workday in Richfield Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 780 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 135 people come in from elsewhere.
About 940 people are in Richfield Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Jobs in Richfield Township: what the 161 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richfield Township, 2014 → 2024: 107 → 161. 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 Richfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Richfield Township, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 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 614 commuters (the 18% 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.
How far Richfield Township goes 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.
In Richfield Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Richfield Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 746 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). 0.0% of Richfield Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Richfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
294th of 5,794: where Richfield Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
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| 48 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 292 | Avila Beach CA | 1,303 | $218K | 4.8% | 0.0% | 3% | A |
| 293 | Colwich KS | 1,445 | $88K | 1.3% | 7.1% | 5% | A |
| 294 | Richfield Township OH | 1,581 | $101K | 1.4% | 6.4% | 3% | A |
| 295 | Brighton WI | 1,438 | $92K | 3.2% | 4.8% | 2% | A |
| 296 | Northlakes NC | 1,716 | $101K | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Richfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 15% of Richfield Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Sylvania Township (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Township | – | A | C | 25 min | $100,625 |
| Spencer Township | 2% | A− | D | 26 min | $85,365 |
| Sylvania Township | 11% | A− | B | 21 min | $105,406 |
| Amboy Township | 2% | A− | C | 31 min | $110,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 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 Richfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richfield Township?
$100,625 (±$7,859) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richfield Township?
1.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richfield Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richfield Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Toledo (26%, 13 mi), Sylvania Township (11%, 6 mi), Sylvania (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Richfield Township walkable?
Richfield Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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), 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.