Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Richland Township works elsewhere
4% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. There are 319 jobs in Richland Township, and 1,107 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Richland Township B−; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Richland Township
Richland Township makes and builds things
61% 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 28%. The jobs ↓
Richland Township is a place people come home to
There are 319 jobs based in Richland Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Richland Township has about 1,900 people in it, 30% 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.
Income, poverty and work: Richland Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Richland Township is better than 45% of U.S. towns, #670 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Richland Township’s grade up (2.1%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 33% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richland Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
A place that makes things: 61% of Richland Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richland Township, 2014 → 2024: 255 → 319. 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 Richland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Richland Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,087 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 299 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Richland Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
15% of working residents work in Bellefontaine
Where Richland Township clocks in
15% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Time on the road from Richland Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 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 1,094 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.
How many miles Richland Township commutes
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Richland Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Richland Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #895 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Richland Township 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 1,146 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). 2.3% 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.
2,661st of 5,278: where Richland Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 36 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 42 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 2,659 | Shelter Island NY | 3,351 | $134K | 6.0% | 7.1% | 34% | B− |
| 2,660 | Walnut Township OH | 3,115 | $101K | 22.0% | 4.4% | 1% | B− |
| 2,661 | Richland Township OH | 2,641 | $65K | 12.8% | 2.1% | 2% | B− |
| 2,662 | Delmar Township PA | 2,796 | $64K | 7.5% | 2.0% | 5% | B− |
| 2,663 | Meadowbrook CA | 2,627 | $56K | 17.1% | 2.9% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,278 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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.
How Richland Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | – | B− | D | 25 min | $64,859 |
| Stokes Township | under 2% | C− | C | 23 min | $55,093 |
| McArthur Township | under 2% | B− | D | 20 min | $73,684 |
| Rushcreek Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 25 min | $87,798 |
| McDonald Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Washington Township | 5% | C− | C+ | 19 min | $54,635 |
Same-state neighbors only. McDonald Township: 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 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 Richland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richland Township?
$64,859 (±$14,545) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richland Township?
12.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richland Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richland Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bellefontaine (15%, 10 mi), Perry Township (5%, 16 mi), Columbus (5%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Richland Township walkable?
Richland Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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), 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.