Unemployment in River Park (9.5%) is higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income River Park is better than 36% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (B−). Home is the office for 8% of workers; Florida has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets River Park apart on work
River Park and Port St. Lucie trade workers both ways
Port St. Lucie is the top workplace for River Park residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in River Park come from (35% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
River Park is a place people come home to
There are 687 jobs based in River Park, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday River Park has about 3,700 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside River Park
56% of River Park residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 38% of the jobs based in River Park pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
The four measures behind River Park’s grade
The poverty rate holds River Park’s grade up (6.7%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, River Park could be anywhere from C− to B+.
15% of working residents work in Port St. Lucie
Where River Park clocks in
15% of workers
13% of workers
8% 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.
Who works in River Park, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,646 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 660 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in River Park on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
Jobs in River Park: what the 687 are
687 jobs are based in River Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in River Park, 2013 → 2023: 603 → 687. 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 Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes to work from River Park
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of River Park workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,529 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% 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.
The commute from River Park, by distance
About 29% 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.
Getting around River Park: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,736 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.1% of River Park households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of River Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,700, River Park ranks 2,371st of 3,476 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 45 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
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| 177 | Neptune Beach FL | 7,020 | $119K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 190 | Highland Beach FL | 4,328 | $145K | 2.3% | 3.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,369 | St. Louis MI | 7,406 | $51K | 13.4% | 2.8% | 11% | C+ |
| 2,370 | Bar Harbor ME | 5,352 | $77K | 10.1% | 4.4% | 57% | C+ |
| 2,371 | River Park FL | 5,714 | $55K | 6.7% | 9.5% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,372 | Berne IN | 4,286 | $62K | 12.3% | 4.0% | 34% | C+ |
| 2,373 | Geneva OH | 5,806 | $54K | 17.1% | 2.9% | 17% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,476 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 River Park, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
15% of River Park works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | River Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Park | – | C+ | B− | 29 min | $55,437 |
| Port St. Lucie | 15% | B− | B− | 31 min | $80,648 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Port St. Lucie. Darker towns draw more of River Park’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 River Park: questions
What is the median household income in River Park?
$55,437 (±$14,004) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in River Park?
6.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from River Park?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in River Park work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Port St. Lucie (15%, 4 mi), Fort Pierce (13%, 7 mi), Stuart (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is River Park walkable?
River Park is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around River Park without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from River Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of River Park
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.