Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0A job hub: Richardson has 2.2 jobs per working resident, and 118,174 people come in to work
There are 127,010 jobs in Richardson, and 56,695 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Richardson is better than 74% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (A). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 10.1 in Dallas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Richardson at work: what stands out
A lot of Richardson works one town over
43% of working residents work in a town that borders Richardson: Dallas (29%), Plano (11%) and Garland (3%). Next door ↓
Richardson is where the jobs are
Richardson has 127,010 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 189,000 people are in town, 59% more than the 119,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Richardson works from home
25% of Richardson workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
Richardson has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Richardson went from 88,190 in 2013 to 127,010 in 2023, +44%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Richardson
Job access by car holds Richardson’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richardson could be anywhere from B+ to A−.
How a workday changes Richardson
On a workday 47,859 residents head out to work and 8,836 work right here.
About 189,000 people are in Richardson on a workday afternoon, 59% 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.
The trip to work from Richardson: about 24 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 Richardson workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48,096 commuters (the 25% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% 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.
71% of the jobs in Richardson pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richardson, 2013 → 2023: 88,190 → 127,010. 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 Richardson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Richardson’s workers come from
Where Richardson clocks in
4% 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.
Half of Richardson commutes less than 10 miles
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.
In Richardson, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 64,071 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 92% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 24% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 5.5% of Richardson households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Richardson’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
For jobs and income, Richardson is 107th of 353 U.S. towns of 83,000 to 160,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 3 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Pearland TX | 129,930 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.3% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Allen TX | 113,447 | $131K | 6.1% | 3.7% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Sugar Land TX | 107,726 | $136K | 5.5% | 4.1% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 105 | Bloomingdale Township IL | 111,039 | $99K | 8.0% | 5.7% | 14% | B+ |
| 106 | San Marcos CA | 94,908 | $109K | 9.2% | 4.6% | 13% | B+ |
| 107 | Richardson TX | 118,542 | $98K | 9.7% | 5.0% | 16% | B+ |
| 108 | Lyons Township IL | 112,345 | $93K | 9.4% | 4.8% | 12% | B+ |
| 109 | Bloomington MN | 89,034 | $93K | 9.2% | 4.8% | 20% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 353 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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 Richardson, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
43% of Richardson works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Dallas (29%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richardson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson | – | B+ | A | 24 min | $98,111 |
| Garland | 3% | B | B+ | 30 min | $76,320 |
| Plano | 11% | A | A− | 25 min | $112,253 |
| Dallas | 29% | B− | A | 26 min | $70,518 |
| Murphy | under 3% | A+ | B | 32 min | $175,699 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richardson’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 Richardson: questions
What is the median household income in Richardson?
$98,111 (±$4,485) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richardson?
9.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richardson?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richardson work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (29%, 13 mi), Plano (11%, 6 mi), Irving (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Richardson walkable?
Richardson is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.1 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richardson without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 24% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richardson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richardson
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.