Buffalo River State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Riverton Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Employers in Riverton Township report 43 jobs, against 205 working residents. Hardly any work in Riverton Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (24%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Riverton Township
Many Riverton Township workers cross into North Dakota
44% of Riverton Township workers work outside Minnesota, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Fargo (24%) and West Fargo (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Riverton Township is a place people come home to
There are 43 jobs based in Riverton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Riverton Township has about 280 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 205 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Riverton Township to work: where people go
Where Riverton Township clocks in
24% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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 leaves Riverton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Riverton Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Riverton Township works in goods: 30% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverton Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 43. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes to work from Riverton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 commuters (the 18% 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.
How far it is to work from Riverton Township
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Riverton Township
The biggest share goes to Spring Prairie Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $107,656 |
| Glyndon Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Hawley Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Elkton Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Spring Prairie Township | 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Moland Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glyndon Township, Hawley Township, Elkton Township, Spring Prairie Township and Moland 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 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Riverton Township?
$107,656 (±$10,365) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverton Township?
5.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverton Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverton Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (24%, 17 mi), Hawley (13%, 7 mi), Moorhead (13%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riverton Township 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 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), 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.