Work & commute · Richland

Work & commute in Richland, IN

Most working residents leave Richland for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Bloomington (40%), Ellettsville (6%) and Spencer (5%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

16%

1,043 of 6,413 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

15%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,370 Richland residents head out of town to work, 1,043 work right here, and 7,153 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Richland.

5,370live here, work elsewhere

1,043live and work here

7,153work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Richland goes to work

Bloomington5.7 mi away

40%2,549

Richland (in town)right here

9%587

Ellettsville2.3 mi away

6%400

Spencer10.1 mi away

5%332

Center47.4 mi away

4%287

Bloomington5.8 mi away

4%243

Van Buren5.3 mi away

2%134

Perry7.8 mi away

2%125

Bedford24.5 mi away

1%77

Washington53.3 mi away

1%70

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%1,609

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.

67%

12%

15%

67%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Richland is balanced between jobs and homes

1.28jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Richland are

8,196 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

8,196 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)43%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)36%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Richland residents hold

6,413 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month61%

+32%

Jobs based in Richland, 2013 → 2023: 6,194 → 8,196. 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.