Work & commute · Richardson

Work & commute in Richardson, MN

Most working residents leave Richardson for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Little Falls (14%), Pierz (10%) and Brainerd (8%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 221 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

34 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 219 Richardson residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Richardson.

219live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

37work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Richardson goes to work

Little Falls25.2 mi away

14%31

Pierz15 mi away

10%23

Brainerd22.9 mi away

8%17

St. Cloud43.5 mi away

7%15

Onamia10 mi away

4%9

Baxter25.1 mi away

3%6

Buh13.8 mi away

2%5

Buckman18.9 mi away

2%4

Crow Wing21.2 mi away

2%4

Onamia12.8 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%103

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

How far

How far Richardson commutes

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

52%

26%

16%

6%Under 10 mi

52%10–24 mi

26%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Richardson is a commuter town

0.18jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Richardson are

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

Jobs based in Richardson

39 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities44%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less44%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month33%

Jobs Richardson residents hold

221 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−5%

Jobs based in Richardson, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 39. 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.