Work & commute · Richland

Work & commute in Richland, IA

Most working residents leave Richland for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Ottumwa (13%), Fairfield (6%) and Sigourney (6%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 207 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 203 Richland residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 125 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Richland.

203live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

125work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Richland goes to work

Ottumwa25.1 mi away

13%27

Fairfield12.5 mi away

6%13

Sigourney15 mi away

6%12

Oskaloosa34.4 mi away

5%10

Washington17.4 mi away

4%8

Mount Pleasant27.9 mi away

3%7

Des Moines88 mi away

3%7

Richland (in town)right here

2%4

Hedrick16.4 mi away

1%3

West Des Moines96.1 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

55%113

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Richland commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

15%

39%

21%

25%

15%Under 10 mi

39%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Richland is a commuter town

0.62jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Richland are

129 jobs are based in Richland. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Richland’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Richland

129 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities53%

Services (health, schools, offices…)40%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month63%

Jobs Richland residents hold

207 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+45%

Jobs based in Richland, 2013 → 2023: 89 → 129. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.