Work & commute · Richfield

Work & commute in Richfield, OH

Most working residents leave Richfield for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Cleveland (17%), Akron (7%) and Richfield (7%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

259 of 3,209 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

22%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,950 Richfield residents head out of town to work, 259 work right here, and 7,632 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Richfield.

2,950live here, work elsewhere

259live and work here

7,632work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Richfield goes to work

Cleveland16.2 mi away

17%553

Akron13 mi away

7%235

Richfield0.9 mi away

7%223

Brecksville4.3 mi away

3%91

Independence9.2 mi away

3%81

Broadview Heights5.3 mi away

2%77

Parma10.5 mi away

2%65

Strongsville10.9 mi away

2%64

Columbus112.1 mi away

2%64

Fairlawn8 mi away

2%61

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%1,695

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

How far

How far Richfield commutes

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

27%

57%

27%Under 10 mi

57%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Richfield is a job hub

2.46jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Richfield are

7,891 jobs are based in Richfield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Richfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Richfield

7,891 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities39%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month72%

Jobs Richfield residents hold

3,209 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+15%

Jobs based in Richfield, 2013 → 2023: 6,835 → 7,891. 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.