John Coumbe Farmstead · Photo: Tgkrause · CC BY-SA 3.0Richwood has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
64 jobs are based in Richwood, and 246 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Richwood itself; outside it, Richland Center draws the most (16%, 13 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 28 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
The commute and the jobs: Richwood in brief
A big share show a job far from home
39% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Richwood is a place people come home to
There are 64 jobs based in Richwood, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Richwood has about 340 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Richwood workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 246 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Richwood’s workers travel
About 39% 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.
Richwood on a workday afternoon
On a workday 243 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Richwood on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Richwood: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richwood workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 247 commuters (the 9% 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.
Out of Richwood to work: where people go
Where Richwood clocks in
12% 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.
The kinds of work in Richwood
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richwood, 2014 → 2024: 32 → 64. 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 Richwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Richwood and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richwood | – | — | — | 28 min | $69,063 |
| Watterstown | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Akan | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Eagle | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Scott | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Marietta | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Watterstown, Akan, Eagle and Marietta: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Scott: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 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 Richwood: questions
What is the median household income in Richwood?
$69,063 (±$26,138) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richwood?
36.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richwood?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richwood work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Center (16%, 13 mi), Madison (12%, 61 mi), Muscoda (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Richwood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% 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), 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.