There are 3.9 jobs in Riverside for every working resident, and 7,205 people commute in
Measured by household income, Riverside is behind 85% of U.S. towns. Employers in Riverside report 7,310 jobs, and 1,878 of its residents work somewhere. Riverside grades C for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Riverside, in brief
Riverside fills up on a workday
Riverside has 7,310 jobs, 3.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 10,000 people are in town, more than double the 4,600 who live here. Day and night ↓
Much of Riverside works one town over
45% of working residents work in a town that borders Riverside: Kansas City (38%) and Kansas City (7%). Next door ↓
Riverside makes and builds things
47% of the jobs based in Riverside are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Riverside residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 13%. The jobs ↓
Many of the people who work in Riverside live in another state
Kansas City, KS (9%), Overland Park, KS (2%) and Shawnee, KS (1%) are among the top places Riverside’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 12% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Riverside
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Riverside is better than 31% of U.S. towns, #147 of 247 in Missouri. Job access by car holds Riverside’s grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($52,006, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Riverside could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Who leaves Riverside for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,773 residents head out to work and 105 work right here.
About 10,000 people are in Riverside on a workday afternoon, 119% more than live here.
3.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
In Riverside, 47% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverside, 2013 → 2023: 5,486 → 7,310. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Riverside, and from where
Where Riverside clocks in
38% 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.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Missouri
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverside workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,593 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 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.
How many miles Riverside commutes
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.
Getting around Riverside: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Riverside is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #181 of 247 in Missouri. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.2% across Missouri.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,998 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 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% 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). 4.3% of Riverside households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Riverside’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Riverside is 2,814th among 3,938 U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | St. Paul MO | 3,849 | $159K | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 179 | Frontenac MO | 3,790 | $233K | 2.0% | 4.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,812 | Castleton VT | 4,411 | $74K | 12.5% | 4.8% | 16% | C |
| 2,813 | Midway FL | 3,482 | $63K | 15.6% | 4.3% | 3% | C |
| 2,814 | Riverside MO | 4,581 | $52K | 17.3% | 6.5% | 6% | C |
| 2,815 | Green Township PA | 3,388 | $60K | 12.4% | 3.3% | 7% | C |
| 2,816 | Cumberland Township PA | 6,066 | $64K | 19.9% | 2.8% | 10% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,938 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Riverside, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Next door is work for 45% of Riverside
The biggest share goes to Kansas City (38%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverside workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | – | C | B− | 20 min | $52,006 |
| Northmoor | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Kansas City | 38% | B− | A | 22 min | $69,166 |
| Parkville | under 2% | A+ | C | 22 min | $171,271 |
Same-state neighbors only. Northmoor: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riverside’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: questions
What is the median household income in Riverside?
$52,006 (±$30,240) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverside?
17.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverside?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverside work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (38%, 6 mi), Kansas City (7%, 7 mi), North Kansas City (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Riverside walkable?
Riverside is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Riverside without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Riverside, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverside
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. 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.