Work & commute · Richmond

Work & commute in Richmond, MO

About one in 4 of Richmond’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Kansas City (18%), Excelsior Springs (6%) and Liberty (6%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

23%

605 of 2,661 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

35 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 2,056 Richmond residents head out of town to work, 605 work right here, and 1,912 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Richmond.

2,056live here, work elsewhere

605live and work here

1,912work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Richmond goes to work

Richmond (in town)right here

23%605

Kansas City32.6 mi away

18%474

Excelsior Springs15 mi away

6%156

Liberty24 mi away

6%154

Independence24.2 mi away

4%106

Claycomo27.6 mi away

3%84

Lee's Summit33 mi away

3%70

Kansas City, KS42.5 mi away

2%49

Lexington8.6 mi away

2%49

North Kansas City33.1 mi away

2%45

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%869

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

How far

How far Richmond commutes

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

28%

18%

40%

13%

28%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

40%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Richmond is balanced between jobs and homes

0.95jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Richmond are

2,517 jobs are based in Richmond. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Richmond’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Richmond

2,517 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Richmond residents hold

2,661 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+18%

Jobs based in Richmond, 2013 → 2023: 2,125 → 2,517. 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.