Photo: Jack · CC BY-SA 2.0Richmond Township has lower unemployment (3.3%) than 65% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Jobs and income earn Richmond Township B+; getting around on foot earns it B. Only 5% stay in Richmond Township for work; outside it, Maxatawny Township is the main destination (9%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Richmond Township, in brief
Income, poverty and work: Richmond Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Richmond Township is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #470 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($76,302, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richmond Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The 1,209 jobs based in Richmond Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richmond Township, 2013 → 2023: 757 → 1,209. 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.
Who commutes out of Richmond Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,691 residents head out to work, 95 work right here, and 1,114 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Richmond Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.68 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 Richmond Township goes to work
Where Richmond Township clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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.
About 22 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richmond Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,554 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Richmond Township works
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.
For most of Richmond Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Richmond Township is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #491 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 6.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,809 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). 5.6% of Richmond Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Richmond Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Richmond Township ranks: 1,341st of 4,430 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,339 | Sweeny TX | 3,594 | $73K | 3.3% | 2.3% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,340 | Summerfield Township MI | 3,195 | $93K | 14.5% | 2.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,341 | Richmond Township PA | 3,751 | $76K | 8.5% | 3.3% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,342 | Bart Township PA | 3,269 | $75K | 11.5% | 0.4% | 14% | B+ |
| 1,343 | Williamstown VT | 3,576 | $94K | 8.2% | 0.9% | 12% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,430 | 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 Richmond Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
14% of Richmond Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richmond Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Township | – | B+ | B | 22 min | $76,302 |
| Greenwich Township | under 3% | A | B− | 23 min | $103,393 |
| Perry Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 22 min | $94,531 |
| Fleetwood | 2% | A | B− | 24 min | $93,276 |
| Ruscombmanor Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 34 min | $103,125 |
| Maxatawny Township | 9% | C | A | 18 min | $69,412 |
| Maidencreek Township | 3% | A | C− | 29 min | $111,842 |
| Rockland Township | under 3% | A− | D | 27 min | $110,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Maxatawny Township. 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?
$76,302 (±$15,788) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richmond Township?
8.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richmond Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richmond Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maxatawny Township (9%, 5 mi), Reading (6%, 11 mi), Upper Macungie Township (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Richmond Township walkable?
Richmond Township is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richmond Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% 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. 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.