Photo: Nyttend · Public domainRichmond Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
159 jobs are based in Richmond Township for 424 working residents. Only 2% work in Richmond Township itself; outside it, Willard draws the most (29%, 4 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Richmond Township
A lot of Richmond Township works one town over
41% of working residents work in a town that borders Richmond Township: Willard (29%) and New Haven Township (12%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Richmond Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker, and quicker than any town next door (19 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Richmond Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 424 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The trip to work from Richmond Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richmond Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 429 commuters (the 0% 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 daily commute in and out of Richmond Township
On a workday 417 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 152 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Richmond Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Where people from Richmond Township work
Where Richmond Township clocks in
29% of workers
12% 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.
Richmond Township makes things: 75% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richmond Township, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 159. 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 Richmond Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Richmond Township
About 22% 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.
Next door is work for 41% of Richmond Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richmond Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $114,028 |
| Willard | 29% | C | B+ | 22 min | $53,542 |
| Norwich Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 32 min | $105,583 |
| Venice Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 21 min | $86,442 |
| New Haven Township | 12% | C+ | B | 19 min | $69,609 |
| Greenfield Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 21 min | $82,303 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Willard. Darker towns draw more of Richmond 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 Richmond Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richmond Township?
$114,028 (±$23,005) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richmond Township?
6.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richmond Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richmond Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Willard (29%, 4 mi), New Haven Township (12%, 6 mi), Norwalk (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Richmond Township without a car?
2% 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 Richmond Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richmond 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.