Work & commute · Richton

Work & commute in Richton, MS

Most working residents leave Richton for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Hattiesburg (23%), Laurel (7%) and Petal (4%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

17%

55 of 324 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

41 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 269 Richton residents head out of town to work, 55 work right here, and 662 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Richton.

269live here, work elsewhere

55live and work here

662work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Richton goes to work

Hattiesburg22.4 mi away

23%74

Richton (in town)right here

17%55

Laurel26.5 mi away

7%22

Petal17.4 mi away

4%14

Jackson100.2 mi away

3%11

Ellisville23.4 mi away

3%10

Gulfport64.7 mi away

2%7

New Augusta11.4 mi away

1%4

Ridgeland103.1 mi away

1%4

Meridian73 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%119

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

How far

How far Richton commutes

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

21%

36%

18%

25%

21%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Richton is a job hub

2.21jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Richton are

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

Jobs based in Richton

717 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month43%

Over $3,333 a month31%

Jobs Richton residents hold

324 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month47%

+37%

Jobs based in Richton, 2013 → 2023: 524 → 717. 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.