Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Richland Township are lower than in 86% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 22.4% of residents (Ohio 13.3%). The two grades for Richland Township are C− for jobs and income and C for walkability. About one in ten stay in Richland Township for work; outside it, Wilmington is the main destination (17%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Richland Township, in brief
Richland Township makes and builds things
62% of the jobs based in Richland Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Richland Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Richland Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Richland Township fell from 1,402 in 2013 to 949 in 2023, −32%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Richland Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Richland Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns, #915 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Richland Township’s grade up (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richland Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Goods, not services: 62% of the jobs in Richland Township
949 jobs are based in Richland Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richland Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,402 → 949. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Richland Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,377 residents head out to work, 154 work right here, and 795 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Richland Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
Where Richland Township’s working residents head each day
Where Richland Township clocks in
17% 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.
Getting to work from Richland Township takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richland Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,423 commuters (the 6% 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 it is to work from Richland Township
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.
Driving is how Richland Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Richland Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #670 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,515 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). 5.3% of Richland Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Richland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,535 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700, Richland Township comes 3,742nd on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
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| 42 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,740 | Fort McKinley OH | 3,508 | $46K | 21.4% | 10.2% | 1% | C− |
| 3,741 | Nesquehoning PA | 3,336 | $61K | 12.9% | 13.9% | 11% | C− |
| 3,742 | Richland Township OH | 3,493 | $52K | 22.4% | 4.0% | 10% | C− |
| 3,743 | Rexland Acres CA | 2,760 | $56K | 25.4% | 10.1% | 1% | C− |
| 3,744 | Agua Fria NM | 2,898 | $65K | 25.3% | 7.9% | 2% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | 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 Richland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Richland Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Union Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | – | C− | C | 22 min | $51,902 |
| Wilson Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Union Township | 3% | A− | C− | 22 min | $118,750 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Jasper Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilson Township, Wayne Township and Jasper Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richland 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 Richland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richland Township?
$51,902 (±$5,101) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richland Township?
22.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richland Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richland Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmington (17%, 10 mi), Liberty Township (8%, 10 mi), Sabina (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Richland Township walkable?
Richland Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richland 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.