At 2.3%, unemployment in Riverview is lower than in 80% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Riverview; the top destination outside it is Detroit (12%, 15 miles). Riverview grades A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. The average commute, 24 minutes each way, matches the Michigan norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Riverview stands out on work
How Riverview earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Riverview is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #152 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Riverview’s grade up (ahead of 85% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($73,468, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
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, poverty and unemployment, Riverview could be anywhere from B to A.
Inside Riverview’s 3,769 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverview, 2011 → 2021: 866 → 3,769. 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 Riverview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Riverview by day and by night
On a workday 4,745 residents head out to work, 294 work right here, and 3,475 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Riverview on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.75 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.
Where the trip to work from Riverview ends
Where Riverview clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
How long Riverview spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverview workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,925 commuters (the 10% 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.
The commute from Riverview, by distance
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.
Driving is how Riverview gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Riverview is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns, #153 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Riverview near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,455 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.5% of Riverview households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Riverview’s commuters take a bus or train.
Riverview places 847th of 2,695 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 845 | Monona WI | 8,664 | $88K | 9.5% | 2.5% | 6% | A− |
| 846 | San Diego Country Estates CA | 10,223 | $145K | 2.6% | 4.1% | 4% | A− |
| 847 | Riverview MI | 11,947 | $73K | 7.3% | 2.3% | 6% | A− |
| 848 | Middlesex NJ | 14,740 | $105K | 11.3% | 3.6% | 7% | A− |
| 849 | Lancaster NY | 9,995 | $66K | 6.7% | 1.3% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Riverview, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Riverview and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | – | A− | B+ | 24 min | $73,468 |
| Brownstown Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $95,402 |
| Trenton | under 3% | A− | B | 25 min | $82,212 |
| Grosse Ile Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 31 min | $126,582 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riverview’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 Riverview: questions
What is the median household income in Riverview?
$73,468 (±$5,071) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverview?
7.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverview?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverview work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit (12%, 15 mi), Dearborn (8%, 10 mi), Taylor (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Riverview walkable?
Riverview is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Riverview without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Riverview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverview
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.