More people are out of work in River Ridge (9.4%) than in 93% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns. River Ridge grades B for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Only 1% work in River Ridge itself; outside it, Tampa draws the most (12%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in River Ridge
River Ridge’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, River Ridge is better than 59% of U.S. towns, #260 of 638 in Florida. Household income holds River Ridge’s grade up ($102,798, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, River Ridge could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
How far River Ridge goes to work
About 18% 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.
The daily flow of workers through River Ridge
On a workday 2,237 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 1,069 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in River Ridge on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.48 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 towns that employ River Ridge’s residents
Where River Ridge clocks in
12% 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.
In River Ridge, services account for most jobs
1,093 jobs are based in River Ridge.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in River Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 984 → 1,093. 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 Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Florida
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of River Ridge workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,366 commuters (the 12% 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.
Most of River Ridge commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, River Ridge is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns, #310 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.6% across Florida.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,675 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 51% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 3.0% of River Ridge households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of River Ridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,600 to 7,000, River Ridge ranks 1,663rd of 3,696 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 145 | Vineyards FL | 3,849 | $131K | 2.5% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 207 | Highland Beach FL | 4,328 | $145K | 2.3% | 3.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,661 | Menallen Township PA | 3,802 | $86K | 6.9% | 4.0% | 11% | B |
| 1,662 | Cambridge VT | 3,666 | $72K | 6.7% | 1.6% | 23% | B |
| 1,663 | River Ridge FL | 5,149 | $103K | 6.1% | 9.4% | 1% | B |
| 1,664 | Granite Hills CA | 3,795 | $156K | 12.3% | 12.4% | 2% | B |
| 1,665 | Boston Township MI | 6,121 | $84K | 12.4% | 3.7% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,696 | 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 Ridge, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Around River Ridge: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | River Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge | – | B | B+ | 32 min | $102,798 |
| Moon Lake | under 2% | D | A | 29 min | $48,878 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of River Ridge’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 Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in River Ridge?
$102,798 (±$20,355) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in River Ridge?
6.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from River Ridge?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in River Ridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tampa (12%, 23 mi), New Port Richey (3%, 6 mi), St. Petersburg (3%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is River Ridge walkable?
River Ridge is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around River Ridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from River Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of River Ridge
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.