Earning a living in Riverside Township
6% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Only 3% stay in Riverside Township for work; outside it, Dawson is the main destination (26%, 2 miles). Working residents average 19 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Riverside Township
On a workday 125 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 111 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.89 per resident).
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 people from Riverside Township work
Where Riverside Township clocks in
8% 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.
69% of the jobs in Riverside Township pay over $3,333 a month
115 jobs are based in Riverside Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverside Township, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 115. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Riverside Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverside Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Riverside Township works
About 24% 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.
Riverside Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverside Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $138,542 |
| Maxwell Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Cerro Gordo Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Hamlin Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Baxter Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maxwell Township, Cerro Gordo Township, Hamlin Township and Baxter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riverside 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 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 Riverside Township: questions
What is the median household income in Riverside Township?
$138,542 (±$14,956) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverside Township?
0.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverside Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverside Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dawson (26%, 2 mi), Montevideo (14%, 16 mi), Madison (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riverside Township without a car?
4% 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 Riverside Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverside Township
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.