Richmond Congregational Church · Photo: John Need · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Richmond (1.0%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Richmond; the top destination outside it is Burlington (24%, 15 miles). For jobs and income Richmond is better than 90% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (C+). Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Richmond
Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richmond could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who commutes out of Richmond, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,876 residents head out to work, 179 work right here, and 1,139 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Richmond on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
Commuting out of Richmond: the destinations
Where Richmond clocks in
24% of workers
9% 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.
66% of the jobs in Richmond pay over $3,333 a month
1,318 jobs are based in Richmond.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richmond, 2013 → 2023: 1,204 → 1,318. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way, about the VT average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richmond workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,846 commuters (the 22% 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.
Miles to work from Richmond
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.
Driving is how Richmond gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,381 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 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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). 1.1% of Richmond households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Richmond’s commuters take a bus or train.
393rd of 4,023: where Richmond ranks among U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,500
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 330 | Jericho VT | 5,056 | $117K | 0.9% | 1.2% | 9% | A |
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| 391 | Kingwood Township NJ | 3,864 | $135K | 3.3% | 3.2% | 4% | A |
| 392 | Jackson Township PA | 4,568 | $122K | 4.0% | 1.7% | 1% | A |
| 393 | Richmond VT | 4,103 | $108K | 4.2% | 1.0% | 9% | A |
| 394 | Rochester IL | 4,093 | $117K | 2.5% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| 395 | Clarks Summit PA | 5,069 | $92K | 4.6% | 1.0% | 7% | A |
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| 461 | Charlotte VT | 3,846 | $144K | 3.7% | 1.1% | 10% | A |
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| 639 | Norwich VT | 3,577 | $140K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,023 | 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, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
The towns next door employ 11% of Richmond
The biggest share goes to Williston (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richmond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | – | A | C+ | 25 min | $108,235 |
| Bolton | under 3% | A− | C | 28 min | $111,125 |
| Williston | 9% | A | B− | 20 min | $106,967 |
| Jericho | 2% | A | B+ | 26 min | $116,923 |
| Huntington | under 3% | B+ | D | 32 min | $94,497 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richmond’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: questions
What is the median household income in Richmond?
$108,235 (±$23,710) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richmond?
4.2%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richmond?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richmond work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (24%, 15 mi), South Burlington (13%, 11 mi), Williston (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Richmond walkable?
Richmond is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richmond without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richmond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richmond
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.