Riverside has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 35 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. There are 226 jobs in Riverside for 1,093 working residents. Only 3% stay in Riverside for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (18%, 68 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Riverside apart on work
Fewer jobs are based in Riverside than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Riverside fell from 1,151 in 2013 to 226 in 2023, −80%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Riverside’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Riverside is New York City, 68 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (197) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Riverside is a place people come home to
There are 226 jobs based in Riverside, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Few Riverside workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 Riverside’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverside, 2013 → 2023: 1,151 → 226. 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.
How many miles Riverside commutes
About 32% 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 quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,065 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 198 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Riverside on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
From Riverside, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverside workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,288 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where the trip to work from Riverside ends
Where Riverside clocks in
18% of workers
18% of workers
15% 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.
15% of Riverside works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverside workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | – | — | — | 35 min | $59,318 |
| Riverhead | 15% | B | B+ | 28 min | $94,249 |
| Northampton | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Flanders | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Calverton | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Northampton, Flanders and Calverton: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Riverhead. 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?
$59,318 (±$46,168) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverside?
16.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverside?
35 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverside work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (18%, 68 mi), Southampton (18%, 11 mi), Riverhead (15%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riverside without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.