Work & commute · Richfield

Work & commute in Richfield, WI

Most working residents leave Richfield for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Milwaukee (16%), Menomonee Falls (8%) and Germantown (7%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

339 of 5,895 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

24%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,556 Richfield residents head out of town to work, 339 work right here, and 2,040 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Richfield.

5,556live here, work elsewhere

339live and work here

2,040work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Richfield goes to work

Milwaukee18.3 mi away

16%927

Menomonee Falls8.1 mi away

8%498

Germantown5.5 mi away

7%413

Wauwatosa16 mi away

6%339

Richfield (in town)right here

6%339

Brookfield13.7 mi away

4%228

Waukesha16.2 mi away

4%223

West Bend12.3 mi away

3%170

Pewaukee12.2 mi away

3%167

Mequon11.2 mi away

2%140

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%2,451

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.

29%

56%

29%Under 10 mi

56%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Richfield is a commuter town

0.40jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Richfield are

2,379 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

2,379 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Richfield residents hold

5,895 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month71%

+1%

Jobs based in Richfield, 2013 → 2023: 2,354 → 2,379. 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.