Making a living in Richfield
Hardly any work in Richfield; the top destination outside it is Wisconsin Rapids (14%, 27 miles). At home: 20% of workers have no commute at all (Wisconsin 13%). A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Richfield
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Richfield on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.37 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Richfield: the destinations
Where Richfield clocks in
6% 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 Richfield make or build things
67 jobs are based in Richfield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richfield, 2014 → 2024: 92 → 67. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Richfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Richfield spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richfield workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 66 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% 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 commute from Richfield, by distance
About 47% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Richfield: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield | – | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Preston | under 3% | D− | D | 25 min | $49,219 |
| Lincoln | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Colburn | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Coloma | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Colburn and Coloma: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richfield’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 2024, 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 Richfield: questions
What is the poverty rate in Richfield?
11.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richfield?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richfield work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisconsin Rapids (14%, 27 mi), Adams (6%, 10 mi), Eau Claire (6%, 106 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Richfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richfield
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.