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Jobs & commute in Riverside

Riverside has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. Employers in Riverside report 122 jobs; 394 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Riverside; the top destination outside it is Blackfoot (17%, 4 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

122 jobs based here
Household income
$106K
median · Idaho $78K
Poverty
0.0%
Idaho 10.6%
Unemployment
0.0%
Idaho 3.7% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
22 min
Idaho 22 · U.S. 26
Work in town
2%
7 of 394 working residents
Work from home
15%
Idaho 13% · U.S. 15%
What stands out

What the numbers say about work in Riverside

17% · 16%to and from Blackfoot
★ What stands out · The commute map

Out of Riverside to work: where people go

AberdeenShelleyBlackfoot: 67 residents work here (17%)BurleyChubbuck: 9 residents work here (2%)Ammon: 5 residents work here (1%)Rexburg: 7 residents work here (2%)Twin Falls: 5 residents work here (1%)Pocatello: 40 residents work here (10%)Meridian: 5 residents work here (1%)Idaho Falls: 63 residents work here (16%)Boise City: 11 residents work here (3%)RockfordRiversideMorelandBlackfootIdaho FallsPocatelloBoise CityChubbuckRexburgRiverside
1
Blackfoot4.5 mi away
17%67
2
Idaho Falls28.5 mi away
16%63
3
Pocatello22.5 mi away
10%40
4
Boise City192.6 mi away
3%11
5
Chubbuck18.6 mi away
2%9
6
Rexburg54 mi away
2%7
7
Riverside (in town)right here
2%7
8
Ammon30.7 mi away
1%5
9
Twin Falls111.5 mi away
1%5
10
Meridian201.1 mi away
1%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%175
The top trips

Where Riverside clocks in

17% of workers
4.5 mi awayBlackfoot67 Riverside residents work here · Jobs & commute →
16% of workers
28.5 mi awayIdaho Falls63 Riverside residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Pocatello
10% of workers
22.5 mi awayPocatello40 Riverside residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

Day and night

In and out of Riverside on a workday

On a workday 387 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 115 people come in from elsewhere.

387live here, work elsewhere
7live and work here
115work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night870
Workday600
870live here− 390head out to work+ 120come in to work= 600on a workday

About 600 people are in Riverside on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.31jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 jobs

In Riverside, 32% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in RiversideJobs Riverside residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms32%23%
Trade, transport & utilities26%16%
Services: health, schools, offices42%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less30%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%31%
Over $3,333 a month39%52%

Who does it

29 or younger35%26%
30 to 5443%49%
55 and older22%25%
−20%

Jobs based in Riverside, 2013 → 2023: 152 → 122. 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 Riverside’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 22 minutes in Riverside

A year of commuting
169 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Riverside22 min
Idaho22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
15%

of Riverside workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Riverside gets to work
87%Drive alone
13%Carpool

Share of the 377 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Idaho: 84% 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.

How far

How far Riverside’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBlackfoot: 17% · 4.5 miIdaho Falls: 16% · 28.5 miPocatello: 10% · 22.5 miBoise City: 3% · 192.6 miChubbuck: 2% · 18.6 miRexburg: 2% · 54 miAmmon: 1% · 30.7 miTwin Falls: 1% · 111.5 miMeridian: 1% · 201.1 miBlackfoot 17%Idaho Falls 16%Pocatello 10%Boise City 3%Chubbuck 2%Riverside
RiversideTop destinations (size = commuters)
40%Under 10 mi158 residents
16%10–24 mi64 residents
24%25–50 mi93 residents
19%Over 50 mi76 residents

About 19% 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

Riverside and the towns next door

Moreland: few work hereMorelandRiverside
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Morelandunder 2% of Riverside

Jobs & commute next door

TownRiverside workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Riverside–——22 min$105,625
Morelandunder 2%DB26 min$60,682

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Riverside’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Riverside: questions

What is the median household income in Riverside?

$105,625 (±$59,416) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Riverside?

0.0%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Riverside?

22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Riverside work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blackfoot (17%, 4 mi), Idaho Falls (16%, 28 mi), Pocatello (10%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Riverside without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Riverside, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Riverside

Riverside home →
22min commute
HandbookGetting around RiversideRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in IDShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.