Making a living in River Falls
Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, where Alabama has 26 and the U.S. 26. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Alabama 9%). Only 3% work in River Falls itself; outside it, Andalusia draws the most (36%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of River Falls
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in River Falls on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ River Falls’ residents
Where River Falls clocks in
36% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
67% of the jobs in River Falls pay over $3,333 a month
127 jobs are based in River Falls.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in River Falls, 2013 → 2023: 157 → 127. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs River Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from River Falls
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of River Falls workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Alabama: 88% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from River Falls
About 32% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in River Falls: questions
What is the median household income in River Falls?
$35,104 (±$8,694) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in River Falls?
9.4%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from River Falls?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in River Falls work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Andalusia (36%, 5 mi), Montgomery (6%, 71 mi), Red Level (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around River Falls without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from River Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of River Falls
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.