Riverton has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. There are 163 jobs in Riverton for 308 working residents. Only 3% work in Riverton itself; outside it, Joplin draws the most (27%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Riverton
On a workday 299 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 154 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Riverton on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where the trip to work from Riverton ends
Where Riverton clocks in
27% of workers
6% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Riverton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverton, 2013 → 2023: 185 → 163. 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 Riverton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Riverton takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverton workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 327 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% 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 distance from Riverton to work
About 21% 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.
Riverton and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton | – | — | — | 21 min | $90,365 |
| Lowell | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lowell: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riverton’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 Riverton: questions
What is the median household income in Riverton?
$90,365 (±$8,790) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverton?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverton?
21 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverton work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Joplin (27%, 11 mi), Baxter Springs (9%, 4 mi), Galena (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riverton 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 Riverton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverton
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.