Unemployment in Richwood (8.4%) is higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Richwood itself; outside it, Houston draws the most (16%, 50 miles). For jobs and income Richwood is better than 60% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (C−). 4% of workers have no commute at all, where Texas as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Richwood: the gist
Richwood’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Richwood is Houston, 50 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (369) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Richwood has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Richwood went from 394 in 2013 to 763 in 2023, +94%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Richwood are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 27 across Texas. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Texas worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Richwood workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Richwood empties out on a workday
About 3,300 people are in Richwood on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 4,800 who live here: 2,200 head out to work and 720 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
What’s behind Richwood’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Richwood’s grade up (3.4%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richwood could be anywhere from C to A.
Miles to work from Richwood
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.
In Richwood, 32% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
763 jobs are based in Richwood.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richwood, 2013 → 2023: 394 → 763. 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 Richwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Richwood, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richwood workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,101 commuters (the 4% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Richwood
On a workday 2,192 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 715 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Richwood on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.34 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 Richwood goes to work
Where Richwood clocks in
16% of workers
14% 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 around Richwood: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,187 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). 5.5% of Richwood households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Richwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Richwood places 1,670th of 3,867 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Taylor Lake Village TX | 3,774 | $166K | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 8 | Haslet TX | 5,267 | $169K | 2.1% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Garden Ridge TX | 4,371 | $177K | 0.4% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,668 | Boone Township IN | 6,149 | $75K | 5.9% | 4.9% | 5% | B |
| 1,669 | Hampton Township NJ | 4,989 | $110K | 6.2% | 6.8% | 7% | B |
| 1,670 | Richwood TX | 4,777 | $88K | 3.4% | 8.4% | 2% | B |
| 1,671 | Edgerton WI | 6,121 | $72K | 8.6% | 4.1% | 14% | B |
| 1,672 | Old Lycoming Township PA | 4,924 | $63K | 11.5% | 0.3% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | 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 Richwood, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
23% of Richwood works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richwood | – | B | C− | 21 min | $88,380 |
| Clute | 14% | C | C | 21 min | $70,208 |
| Lake Jackson | 9% | C+ | C− | 21 min | $90,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Clute. Darker towns draw more of Richwood’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 Richwood: questions
What is the median household income in Richwood?
$88,380 (±$26,914) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richwood?
3.4%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richwood?
21 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richwood work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (16%, 50 mi), Clute (14%, 2 mi), Freeport (11%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Richwood walkable?
Richwood is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richwood 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 Richwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richwood
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.