Work & commute · Richlandtown

Work & commute in Richlandtown, PA

Most working residents leave Richlandtown for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (7%), Richland (5%) and Quakertown (5%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 683 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 679 Richlandtown residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 218 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Richlandtown.

679live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

218work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Richlandtown goes to work

Philadelphia33.5 mi away

7%51

Richland1.7 mi away

5%37

Quakertown2.6 mi away

5%36

Milford5.7 mi away

4%25

West Rockhill7.5 mi away

3%22

Hatfield13.6 mi away

3%21

Allentown11.8 mi away

3%19

Upper Macungie17.3 mi away

2%14

Plumstead12.4 mi away

2%14

Doylestown15.4 mi away

2%13

Everywhere elseother towns and states

63%431

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

How far

How far Richlandtown commutes

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

26%

43%

22%

26%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Richlandtown is a commuter town

0.33jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Richlandtown are

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

Jobs based in Richlandtown

222 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities4%

Services (health, schools, offices…)94%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Richlandtown residents hold

683 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month68%

−18%

Jobs based in Richlandtown, 2013 → 2023: 271 → 222. 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.