Households in Riverview have lower incomes than those in 90% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Riverview are C for jobs and income and A for walkability. Poverty touches 24.9% of residents (Missouri 12.6%). For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 10.8 in St. Louis.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Riverview, in a few figures
Where Riverview’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Riverview is better than 32% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Riverview’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Riverview could be anywhere from C− to B+.
The daily flow of workers through Riverview
On a workday 937 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 162 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Riverview on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.18 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 2023, primary jobs.
23% of working residents work in St. Louis
Where Riverview clocks in
23% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Riverview: what the 170 are
170 jobs are based in Riverview.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverview, 2013 → 2023: 155 → 170. 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 Riverview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Riverview spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverview workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,274 commuters (the 8% 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.
The commute from Riverview, by distance
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.
Riverview is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Riverview is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. 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 1,388 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 53% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 69% 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). 18.3% of Riverview households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Riverview’s commuters take a bus or train.
Riverview next to U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100: 3,299th of 5,328 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Warson Woods MO | 1,990 | $207K | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Weatherby Lake MO | 2,139 | $153K | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 49 | Lake Winnebago MO | 1,869 | $179K | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,297 | Jones Creek TX | 1,952 | $73K | 15.6% | 7.1% | 1% | C |
| 3,298 | Ellinwood KS | 1,969 | $56K | 14.1% | 2.0% | 17% | C |
| 3,299 | Riverview MO | 2,330 | $48K | 24.9% | 4.9% | 1% | C |
| 3,300 | Thermopolis WY | 2,721 | $65K | 18.6% | 1.1% | 53% | C |
| 3,301 | Hartsgrove Township OH | 1,621 | $103K | 39.6% | 0.0% | <1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Missouri.
Bordering towns draw 23% of Riverview’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | – | C | A | 26 min | $48,482 |
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | under 2% | C | A | 27 min | $49,170 |
| St. Louis | 23% | C+ | A+ | 22 min | $56,160 |
| Glasgow Village | under 2% | C− | A | 23 min | $29,530 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to St. Louis. 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 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 Riverview: questions
What is the median household income in Riverview?
$48,482 (±$16,816) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverview?
24.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverview?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverview work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (23%, 8 mi), Maryland Heights (6%, 14 mi), Creve Coeur (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Riverview walkable?
Riverview is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.4 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Riverview without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. 53% 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), 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.