Valley Falls has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
The average commute takes 23 minutes each way (Rhode Island 26, U.S. 26). There are 1,607 jobs in Valley Falls, against 5,614 working residents. Only 3% stay in Valley Falls for work; outside it, Providence is the main destination (15%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Valley Falls and work: the main findings
Most Valley Falls residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Valley Falls is a place people come home to
There are 1,607 jobs based in Valley Falls, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Valley Falls has about 8,700 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
How many miles Valley Falls 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.
Who works in Valley Falls, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5,426 residents head out to work, 188 work right here, and 1,419 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,700 people are in Valley Falls on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where Valley Falls goes to work
Where Valley Falls clocks in
15% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Valley Falls
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valley Falls, 2013 → 2023: 1,640 → 1,607. 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 Valley Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Valley Falls spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Valley Falls workers work from home, vs 13% across Rhode Island. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,784 commuters (the 10% 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Work in the towns next to Valley Falls
The biggest share goes to Lincoln (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valley Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Falls | – | — | — | 23 min | $92,901 |
| Lincoln | 5% | B+ | B | 24 min | $104,821 |
| Central Falls | under 4% | C− | A+ | 27 min | $49,285 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Valley Falls’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 Valley Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Valley Falls?
$92,901 (±$16,675) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $87,796 across Rhode Island and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Valley Falls?
4.1%, against 11.2% across Rhode Island and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Valley Falls?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Rhode Island and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Valley Falls work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Providence (15%, 7 mi), Cumberland (10%, 3 mi), Pawtucket (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Valley Falls without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Valley Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valley Falls
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.