Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 3.0Riverdale draws 2,992 commuters a day, with 19.6 jobs for every working resident
Riverdale has 2,994 jobs; 153 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Riverdale for work; outside it, Davenport is the main destination (31%, 7 miles). A typical one-way commute from Riverdale lasts 21 minutes (Iowa 20, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Riverdale: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 151 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 3,200 people are in Riverdale on a workday afternoon, 746% more 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.
Where Riverdale’s workforce comes from
Where Riverdale clocks in
31% of workers
15% 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.
A place that makes things: 81% of Riverdale’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverdale, 2013 → 2023: 2,656 → 2,994. 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 Riverdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Riverdale, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverdale workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 192 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Iowa: 86% 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.
Half of Riverdale commutes less than 6 miles
About 16% 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.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Riverdale’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale | – | — | — | 21 min | $95,000 |
| Bettendorf | 15% | A | B− | 20 min | $100,495 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bettendorf. Darker towns draw more of Riverdale’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 Riverdale: questions
What is the median household income in Riverdale?
$95,000 (±$16,582) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverdale?
4.0%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverdale?
21 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverdale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Davenport (31%, 7 mi), Bettendorf (15%, 2 mi), Rock Island (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riverdale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Riverdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverdale
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.