River Pines has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Hardly any stay in River Pines for work; outside it, Sacramento is the main destination (8%, 39 miles). Employers in River Pines report 3 jobs, against 238 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all (California 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where River Pines stands out on work
River Pines is a place people come home to
There are 3 jobs based in River Pines, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday River Pines has about 140 people in it, 63% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
53% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
River Pines’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside River Pines is Sacramento, 39 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (18) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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; with 238 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through River Pines
On a workday 238 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in River Pines on a workday afternoon, 63% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Miles to work from River Pines
About 53% 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.
Where people from River Pines work
Where River Pines clocks in
8% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
Most jobs in River Pines are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in River Pines, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 3. 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 Pines’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in River Pines
of River Pines workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 0% 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.
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 Pines: questions
What is the poverty rate in River Pines?
17.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in River Pines work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sacramento (8%, 39 mi), Jackson (3%, 14 mi), San Jose (3%, 104 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around River Pines without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from River Pines, from the people who make the trip.
More of River Pines
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.