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Jobs & commute in Rivervale

Work, pay and getting to work in Rivervale

Hardly any stay in Rivervale for work; outside it, Jonesboro is the main destination (27%, 21 miles). Rivervale has 11 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. 68.8% of residents live below the poverty line (Arkansas 16.0%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

0 jobs based here
Poverty
68.8%
Arkansas 16.0%
Work in town
0%
0 of 11 working residents
Day and night

Rivervale on a workday afternoon

On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

11live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night32
Workday21
32live here− 11head out to work+ 0come in to work= 21on a workday

About 21 people are in Rivervale on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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 commute map

Where Rivervale goes to work

Lepanto: 1 residents work here (9%)Searcy: 1 residents work here (9%)West Memphis: 1 residents work here (9%)Jonesboro: 3 residents work here (27%)Memphis: 1 residents work here (9%)RivervaleJonesboroLepantoSearcyWest MemphisMemphisRivervale
1
Jonesboro21.2 mi away
27%3
2
Lepanto4.7 mi away
9%1
3
Searcy83.8 mi away
9%1
4
West Memphis37.3 mi away
9%1
5
Memphis, TN44.5 mi away
9%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%4
The top trips

Where Rivervale clocks in

27% of workers
21.2 mi awayJonesboro3 Rivervale residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9%Lepanto
9% of workers
4.7 mi awayLepanto1 Rivervale residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9%Searcy
9% of workers
83.8 mi awaySearcy1 Rivervale residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Rivervale

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miJonesboro: 27% · 21.2 miLepanto: 9% · 4.7 miSearcy: 9% · 83.8 miWest Memphis: 9% · 37.3 miMemphis: 9% · 44.5 miJonesboro 27%Lepanto 9%Searcy 9%West Memphis 9%Memphis 9%Rivervale
RivervaleTop destinations (size = commuters)
9%Under 10 mi1 residents
45%10–24 mi5 residents
36%25–50 mi4 residents
9%Over 50 mi1 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Rivervale: questions

What is the poverty rate in Rivervale?

68.8%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Rivervale work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jonesboro (27%, 21 mi), Lepanto (9%, 5 mi), Searcy (9%, 84 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Rivervale, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Rivervale

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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.