Richwood, LA is a small town located in Louisiana’s Ouachita Parish. Unfortunately, due to the town's small population of just over 1,000 people, there are limited transportation options available. However, Richwood is served by the Ouachita Regional Transit (ORT), which provides public bus services around the area. ORT buses run on weekdays and Saturdays with routes that cover all of Richwood as well as surrounding areas such as Monroe and West Monroe. There are also several taxi services located in Richwood that can take passengers to locations throughout Ouachita Parish and beyond. Finally, for those who have their own mode of transport, Richwood does provide access to some major roads such as U.S. Route 165 and Louisiana Highway 143 which make it easy to get to other towns in the surrounding area.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Richwood takes 19.9 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Richwood get to work:
- 81.0% drive their own car alone
- 17.1% carpool with others
- 0.0% work from home
- 0.0% take mass transit