Households in La Riviera earn more than those in 75% of U.S. towns
10.8% of residents are in poverty (California 12.0%). The two grades for La Riviera are B+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 4.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 7.8 in Sacramento.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in La Riviera
Much of La Riviera works one town over
48% of working residents work in a town that borders La Riviera: Sacramento (34%), Rancho Cordova (7%) and Arden-Arcade (5%). Next door ↓
Most jobs in La Riviera pay over $40,000 a year
82% of the jobs based in La Riviera pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in La Riviera is services
96% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Most La Riviera residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
A lot of La Riviera works from home
25% of La Riviera workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How La Riviera earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, La Riviera is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #331 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds La Riviera’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, La Riviera could be anywhere from B− to A.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in La Riviera
6,541 jobs are based in La Riviera.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Riviera, 2013 → 2023: 7,041 → 6,541. 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 La Riviera’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from La Riviera to work
About 17% 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.
A commute of about 26 minutes in La Riviera
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Riviera workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,484 commuters (the 24% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who leaves La Riviera for work, and who comes in
On a workday 4,868 residents head out to work, 167 work right here, and 6,374 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in La Riviera on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.30 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
34% of working residents work in Sacramento
Where La Riviera clocks in
34% of workers
5% 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.
La Riviera is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, La Riviera is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #242 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,939 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 18% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 82% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.1% of La Riviera households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of La Riviera’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, La Riviera is 1,199th among 2,695 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Piedmont CA | 10,642 | $250K | 4.3% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 91 | Sierra Madre CA | 10,620 | $144K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 142 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,197 | Middletown KY | 9,944 | $83K | 9.1% | 4.7% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,198 | Ephrata Township PA | 10,675 | $85K | 6.7% | 5.4% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,199 | La Riviera CA | 11,492 | $98K | 10.8% | 5.5% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,200 | North Branch MN | 12,398 | $90K | 7.7% | 4.1% | 14% | B+ |
| 1,201 | Milton WA | 8,911 | $97K | 10.2% | 5.3% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of La Riviera, the top three, the last and three more from California.
48% of La Riviera works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Sacramento (34%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Riviera workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Riviera | – | B+ | A | 26 min | $97,975 |
| Rancho Cordova | 7% | B− | A | 27 min | $89,585 |
| Carmichael | 2% | B− | A | 27 min | $85,914 |
| Arden-Arcade | 5% | C+ | A | 26 min | $77,321 |
| Rosemont | under 2% | B | A | 28 min | $90,046 |
| Sacramento | 34% | B− | A | 25 min | $87,321 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Riviera’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 La Riviera: questions
What is the median household income in La Riviera?
$97,975 (±$6,198) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Riviera?
10.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Riviera?
26 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Riviera work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sacramento (34%, 6 mi), Rancho Cordova (7%, 6 mi), Arden-Arcade (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is La Riviera walkable?
La Riviera is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.5 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around La Riviera without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 18% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Riviera, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Riviera
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.