Household incomes in Riverton Township trail those of 69% of U.S. towns
Only 3% stay in Riverton Township for work; outside it, Ludington is the main destination (15%, 8 miles). Poverty touches 17.6% of residents (Michigan 13.2%). For jobs and income Riverton Township is better than 11% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Riverton Township apart
Riverton Township and Ludington trade workers both ways
Ludington is the top workplace for Riverton Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Riverton Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
37% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 463 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Riverton Township
Household income holds Riverton Township’s grade up ($63,250, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down.
Unemployment (13.6%) is left out: Riverton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Riverton Township could be anywhere from D to C−.
Where people from Riverton Township work
Where Riverton Township clocks in
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.
The distance from Riverton Township to work
About 37% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
A workday in Riverton Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 447 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 264 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Riverton Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 2021, primary jobs.
Riverton Township works in goods: 71% of its jobs
280 jobs are based in Riverton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverton Township, 2011 → 2021: 245 → 280. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Riverton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Riverton Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 421 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 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.
Driving is how Riverton Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 491 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.0% of Riverton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Riverton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Riverton Township ranks: 3,914th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 124 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 151 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 175 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
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| 3,912 | Prairieton Township IN | 1,122 | $47K | 23.5% | 4.7% | 0% | D |
| 3,913 | Franklin ME | 1,666 | $65K | 15.7% | 7.9% | 4% | D |
| 3,914 | Riverton Township MI | 1,232 | $63K | 17.6% | 13.6% | 3% | D |
| 3,915 | North Township OH | 1,549 | $61K | 18.0% | 1.2% | 4% | D |
| 3,916 | Cherrytree Township PA | 1,276 | $57K | 15.3% | 7.1% | 2% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Riverton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door is work for 22% of Riverton Township
The biggest share goes to Pere Marquette Township (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton Township | – | D | D | 22 min | $63,250 |
| Amber Township | 4% | C+ | B− | 17 min | $70,515 |
| Scottville | 3% | D− | A− | 20 min | $51,953 |
| Eden Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Weare Township | under 2% | D | D | 27 min | $55,114 |
| Summit Township | 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Pere Marquette Township | 12% | B | B+ | 15 min | $84,531 |
| Custer Township | under 2% | C | C− | 21 min | $56,172 |
Same-state neighbors only. Eden Township and Summit Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riverton Township’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 2021, 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Riverton Township?
$63,250 (±$7,239) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverton Township?
17.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverton Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverton Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ludington (15%, 8 mi), Pere Marquette Township (12%, 6 mi), Grand Rapids (6%, 71 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Riverton Township walkable?
Riverton Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Riverton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Riverton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.