Photo: Mfwills · CC BY-SA 3.0At 12.1%, unemployment in Richford is higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
About one in four work in Richford; the top destination outside it is St. Albans (8%, 28 miles). The two grades for Richford are D− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Measured by household income, Richford is behind 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Richford
Jobs in Richford have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Richford went from 350 in 2013 to 988 in 2023, +182%. The jobs ↓
Richford’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Richford is St. Albans, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (78) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The quickest commute around
Richford’s 28-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 32 to 40 minutes. Next door ↓
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 943 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Richford’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Richford is better than 3% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Richford’s grade up ($56,853, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 3% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richford could be anywhere from D− to C.
The kinds of work in Richford
988 jobs are based in Richford.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richford, 2013 → 2023: 350 → 988. 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 Richford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Richford to work
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.
Who leaves Richford for work, and who comes in
On a workday 708 residents head out to work, 235 work right here, and 753 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).
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 Richford goes to work
Where Richford clocks in
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.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Richford
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richford workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 850 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Vermont: 82% 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.
Getting around Richford: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Richford is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Richford 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 942 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% 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). 4.9% of Richford households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Richford’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Richford compares with U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 752 | South Hero VT | 1,726 | $127K | 3.5% | 5.9% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 790 | East Montpelier VT | 2,594 | $93K | 2.1% | 2.6% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 817 | Dummerston VT | 1,859 | $102K | 4.5% | 1.6% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,061 | Conewango NY | 1,734 | $51K | 32.0% | 6.5% | 1% | D− |
| 5,062 | East Providence Township PA | 1,826 | $53K | 24.5% | 8.9% | 8% | D− |
| 5,063 | Richford VT | 2,316 | $57K | 19.5% | 12.1% | 25% | D− |
| 5,064 | New Chester WI | 2,002 | $49K | 25.7% | 14.8% | 3% | D− |
| 5,065 | Russell Springs KY | 2,828 | $39K | 28.3% | 12.4% | 25% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Richford, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
13% of Richford works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Enosburgh (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richford | – | D− | C | 28 min | $56,853 |
| Jay | 4% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Berkshire | under 3% | C− | C | 32 min | $71,406 |
| Montgomery | 4% | D | C+ | 37 min | $53,289 |
| Enosburgh | 5% | C | B+ | 32 min | $63,828 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jay: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richford’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 Richford: questions
What is the median household income in Richford?
$56,853 (±$12,600) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richford?
19.5%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richford?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richford work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Albans (8%, 28 mi), St. Albans (5%, 26 mi), Enosburgh (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Richford walkable?
Richford is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richford
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.