Photo: Juliancolton · Public domainTiverton has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 82% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #14 of 38 in Rhode Island.
Walkability B: more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns · #26 of 38 in Rhode Island.
Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 28 minutes each way (Rhode Island 26, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Tiverton; the top destination outside it is Fall River (12%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Tiverton
Many of the people who work in Tiverton live in another state
Fall River, MA (14%), Westport, MA (3%) and New Bedford, MA (2%) are among the top places Tiverton’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 21% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
A lot of Tiverton workers cross into Massachusetts
26% of Tiverton workers work outside Rhode Island, most of them in Massachusetts, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Tiverton has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Tiverton went from 2,336 in 2013 to 3,147 in 2023, +35%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Tiverton’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tiverton is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #14 of 38 in Rhode Island. The poverty rate holds Tiverton’s grade up (4.4%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tiverton could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
12% of working residents work in Fall River
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Tiverton clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 3,147 jobs in Tiverton are
3,147 jobs are based in Tiverton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Tiverton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tiverton, 2013 → 2023: 2,336 → 3,147. 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.
Tiverton quiets down on a workday
On a workday 6,146 residents head out to work, 801 work right here, and 2,346 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Tiverton on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.45 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.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Rhode Island
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tiverton workers work from home, vs 13% across Rhode Island. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,548 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Rhode Island: 83% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Tiverton commutes less than 12 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Tiverton start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tiverton is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns, #26 of 38 in Rhode Island. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Rhode Island.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,722 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 11% 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 2.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% 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). 7.4% of Tiverton households have no vehicle (Rhode Island 9.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Tiverton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Tiverton is 620th of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Tiverton, the top three, the last and three more from Rhode Island.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 131 | Barrington RI | 16,961 | $153K | 4.5% | 2.6% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 200 | East Greenwich RI | 14,790 | $177K | 4.7% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 219 | North Smithfield RI | 12,990 | $109K | 4.8% | 2.5% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 618 | Bedford NY | 16,933 | $196K | 8.9% | 4.4% | 10% | A− |
| 619 | Adams Township PA | 15,927 | $150K | 6.5% | 4.5% | 7% | A− |
| 620 | Tiverton RI | 15,809 | $106K | 4.4% | 4.5% | 12% | A− |
| 621 | Brandywine MD | 12,160 | $158K | 6.2% | 5.6% | 2% | A− |
| 622 | Gardendale AL | 16,425 | $82K | 4.3% | 3.4% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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.
22% of Tiverton works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Fall River (12%). Darker towns draw more of Tiverton’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tiverton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiverton | – | A− | B | 28 min | $106,036 |
| Portsmouth | 7% | A | B+ | 23 min | $117,467 |
| Little Compton | under 3% | A− | B | 34 min | $134,750 |
| Bristol | 3% | A | A+ | 25 min | $97,764 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Tiverton: questions
What is the median household income in Tiverton?
$106,036 (±$10,054) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $87,796 across Rhode Island and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tiverton?
4.4%, against 11.2% across Rhode Island and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tiverton?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Rhode Island and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tiverton work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fall River (12%, 9 mi), Providence (9%, 19 mi), Middletown (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tiverton walkable?
Tiverton is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tiverton without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tiverton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tiverton
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.