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Jobs & commute in Riverside

Riverside has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any stay in Riverside for work; outside it, Richland Township is the main destination (15%, 4 miles). There are 45 jobs in Riverside; 116 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 15 minutes getting to work on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

45 jobs based here
Household income
$54K
median · Pennsylvania $78K
Poverty
5.2%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
0.0%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
15 min
Pennsylvania 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 116 working residents
Work from home
16%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Riverside by day and by night

On a workday 116 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.

116live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
45work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night270
Workday200
270live here− 120head out to work+ 45come in to work= 200on a workday

About 200 people are in Riverside on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.39jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Riverside ends

BlawnoxBrownstownPaint: 2 residents work here (2%)Ferndale: 2 residents work here (2%)LigonierScalp LevelGeistown: 8 residents work here (7%)Ebensburg: 3 residents work here (3%)WestmontJohnstown: 13 residents work here (11%)Pittsburgh: 3 residents work here (3%)Hempfield Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Cambria Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Stonycreek Township: 6 residents work here (5%)Richland Township: 17 residents work here (15%)Upper Yoder TownshipConemaugh TownshipRiversideElimRichland TownshipJohnstownGeistownStonycreek TownshipEbensburgPittsburghRiverside
1
Richland Township4.2 mi away
15%17
2
Johnstown2.9 mi away
11%13
3
Geistown2.7 mi away
7%8
4
Stonycreek Township3 mi away
5%6
5
Ebensburg17.5 mi away
3%3
6
Pittsburgh56.5 mi away
3%3
7
Hempfield Township34.9 mi away
3%3
8
Cambria Township17.3 mi away
3%3
9
Paint4.7 mi away
2%2
10
Ferndale0.5 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%56
The top trips

Where Riverside clocks in

15% of workers
4.2 mi awayRichland Township17 Riverside residents work here · Jobs & commute →
11% of workers
2.9 mi awayJohnstown13 Riverside residents work here · Jobs & commute →
7% of workers
2.7 mi awayGeistown8 Riverside residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Riverside

Jobs based in RiversideJobs Riverside residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms11%14%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices89%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less18%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month44%37%
Over $3,333 a month38%47%

Who does it

29 or younger9%26%
30 to 5458%41%
55 and older33%33%
−20%

Jobs based in Riverside, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 45. 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.

Time on the road

Riverside’s commute takes about 15 minutes

A year of commuting
113 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Riverside15 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
16%

of Riverside workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Riverside gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 129 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% 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

How far it is to work from Riverside

10 mi25 mi50 mi65 miRichland Township: 15% · 4.2 miJohnstown: 11% · 2.9 miGeistown: 7% · 2.7 miStonycreek Township: 5% · 3 miEbensburg: 3% · 17.5 miPittsburgh: 3% · 56.5 miHempfield Township: 3% · 34.9 miCambria Township: 3% · 17.3 miPaint: 2% · 4.7 miFerndale: 2% · 0.5 miRichland Township 15%Johnstown 11%Geistown 7%Stonycreek Township 5%Ebensburg 3%Riverside
RiversideTop destinations (size = commuters)
50%Under 10 mi57 residents
12%10–24 mi14 residents
11%25–50 mi13 residents
27%Over 50 mi31 residents

About 27% 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.

Next door

Next door to Riverside

The biggest share goes to Ferndale (2%).

Ferndale: 2% of workers work hereElim: few work hereUpper Yoder Township: few work hereFerndaleElimUpper Yoder TownshipRiverside
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Riverside15 min
Ferndale20 min
Upper Yoder Township23 min
Elim23 min
Ferndale2% of Riverside works hereElimunder 2% of RiversideUpper Yoder Townshipunder 2% of Riverside

Jobs & commute next door

TownRiverside workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Riverside–——15 min$54,479
Ferndale2%CA−20 min$56,625
Elimunder 2%——23 min—
Upper Yoder Townshipunder 2%B−C+23 min$66,974

Same-state neighbors only. Elim: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Riverside’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Riverside: questions

What is the median household income in Riverside?

$54,479 (±$11,286) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Riverside?

5.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Riverside?

15 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Riverside work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Township (15%, 4 mi), Johnstown (11%, 3 mi), Geistown (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Riverside 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 Riverside, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.