Rivergrove has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
27% of workers have no commute at all, where California as a whole has 17%. There are 18 jobs in Rivergrove, against 45 working residents. Hardly any stay in Rivergrove for work; outside it, Bakersfield is the main destination (36%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rivergrove by day and by night
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1 people are in Rivergrove on a workday afternoon, 96% 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.
Out of Rivergrove to work: where people go
Where Rivergrove clocks in
36% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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 Rivergrove are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rivergrove, 2013 → 2023: 171 → 18. 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 Rivergrove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rivergrove
of Rivergrove workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 commuters (the 27% 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.
Rivergrove’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
Next door to Rivergrove
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rivergrove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivergrove | – | — | — | — | — |
| Goodmanville | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Goodmanville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rivergrove’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 Rivergrove: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rivergrove?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rivergrove work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bakersfield (36%, 8 mi), Oildale (11%, 5 mi), Shafter (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rivergrove 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 Rivergrove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rivergrove
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.