Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0Richfield Township draws 7,632 commuters a day, with 2.5 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Richfield Township report 7,891 jobs, and 3,209 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Richfield Township A; getting around on foot earns it C. Measured by household income, Richfield Township is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Richfield Township at work: what stands out
Richfield Township is where the jobs are
Richfield Township has 7,891 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 11,000 people are in town, 73% more than the 6,400 who live here. Day and night ↓
Richfield Township draws workers from far and wide
The 7,891 jobs in Richfield Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 27%; the other 70% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Richfield Township works from home
22% of Richfield Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Richfield Township pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Richfield Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
The figures behind Richfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Richfield Township is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #140 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richfield Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
In and out of Richfield Township on a workday
On a workday 2,950 residents head out to work and 259 work right here.
About 11,000 people are in Richfield Township on a workday afternoon, 73% more 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.
Commuting in to Richfield Township: where workers come from
Where Richfield Township clocks in
17% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Richfield Township’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 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 2,354 commuters (the 22% 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.
72% of the jobs in Richfield Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,835 → 7,891. 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.
How far Richfield Township’s workers travel
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.
Getting around Richfield Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Richfield Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #622 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,011 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). 2.2% 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.
Richfield Township places 448th of 3,306 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,500 to 8,700
| # | 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 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 25 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 36 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 48 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
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| 446 | Isanti MN | 7,714 | $88K | 5.2% | 1.1% | 7% | A |
| 447 | Union Township IN | 4,875 | $111K | 2.0% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| 448 | Richfield Township OH | 6,414 | $112K | 5.8% | 3.6% | 8% | A |
| 449 | Killingworth CT | 6,288 | $141K | 3.0% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| 450 | Hambden Township OH | 4,728 | $94K | 4.0% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,306 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
Richfield Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brecksville (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Township | – | A | C | 23 min | $112,188 |
| Boston Township | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 25 min | $91,875 |
| Hinckley Township | under 2% | A | D | 26 min | $136,915 |
| Brecksville | 3% | A | B+ | 26 min | $135,000 |
| Bath Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 34 min | $167,699 |
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 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?
$112,188 (±$33,696) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richfield Township?
5.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richfield Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richfield Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (17%, 16 mi), Akron (7%, 13 mi), Richfield (7%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Richfield Township walkable?
Richfield Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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), 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.