With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Riverwood works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Riverwood itself; outside it, Louisville draws the most (20%, 6 miles). There are 58 jobs in Riverwood; 204 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 34% of workers, where Kentucky as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Riverwood apart
Most Riverwood residents work close to home
82% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Riverwood
34% of Riverwood workers work from home, against 10% across Kentucky. Time on the road ↓
Riverwood and Louisville trade workers both ways
Louisville is the top workplace for Riverwood residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Riverwood come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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; with 204 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Riverwood
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 trip from Riverwood: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverwood workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 164 commuters (the 34% who work from home are left out). Across Kentucky: 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.
Commuting out of Riverwood: the destinations
Where Riverwood clocks in
5% 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.
Who commutes out of Riverwood, and who commutes in
On a workday 203 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Riverwood on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
76% of the jobs in Riverwood pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverwood, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 58. 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 Riverwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Riverwood and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Indian Hills (1%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverwood | – | — | — | 18 min | $226,250 |
| Indian Hills | 1% | A+ | B− | 18 min | $192,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riverwood’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 Riverwood: questions
What is the median household income in Riverwood?
$226,250 (±$91,774) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverwood?
1.7%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverwood?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverwood work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (20%, 6 mi), Jeffersontown (5%, 7 mi), Lyndon (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riverwood without a car?
2% 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 Riverwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverwood
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.