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Jobs & commute in Riverside Colony

For more than half of its working residents, Riverside Colony is a commute to Huron

Employers in Riverside Colony report 29 jobs; 22 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Riverside Colony for work; outside it, Huron is the main destination (59%, 9 miles).

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Riverside Colony, and who commutes in

On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.

22live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
29work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
1.32jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (1.32 per resident).

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 Colony ends

Le Center: 1 residents work here (5%)West FargoFargoBeavertonLa BoltGlenhamViborg: 1 residents work here (5%)SelbyCorsicaMillerParkston: 1 residents work here (5%)GrotonHuron: 13 residents work here (59%)Brookings: 1 residents work here (5%)Logan Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Alban Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Liberty Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Richland Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Riverside ColonyHuronLe CenterViborgParkstonBrookingsLogan TownshipRiverside Colony
1
Huron8.8 mi away
59%13
2
Le Center, MN217.5 mi away
5%1
3
Viborg104.4 mi away
5%1
4
Parkston75.4 mi away
5%1
5
Brookings67.7 mi away
5%1
6
Logan Township49.1 mi away
5%1
7
Alban Township92.5 mi away
5%1
8
Liberty Township5.4 mi away
5%1
9
Richland Township11.7 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
5%1
The top trips

Where Riverside Colony clocks in

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

Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Riverside Colony

Jobs based in Riverside ColonyJobs Riverside Colony residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices0%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month21%18%
Over $3,333 a month79%68%

Who does it

29 or younger41%18%
30 to 5452%32%
55 and older7%50%
+1350%

Jobs based in Riverside Colony, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 29. 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 Colony’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far it is to work from Riverside Colony

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHuron: 59% · 8.8 miLe Center: 5% · 217.5 miViborg: 5% · 104.4 miParkston: 5% · 75.4 miBrookings: 5% · 67.7 miLogan Township: 5% · 49.1 miAlban Township: 5% · 92.5 miLiberty Township: 5% · 5.4 miRichland Township: 5% · 11.7 miHuron 59%Le Center 5%Viborg 5%Parkston 5%Brookings 5%Riverside Colony
Riverside ColonyTop destinations (size = commuters)
55%Under 10 mi12 residents
14%10–24 mi3 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
32%Over 50 mi7 residents

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.

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 Colony: questions

Where do people who live in Riverside Colony work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Riverside Colony, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Riverside Colony

Riverside Colony home →

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.