River Oaks has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C+: better than 45% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #322 of 642 in Texas.
Walkability B: more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns · #181 of 642 in Texas.
Household incomes here are lower than in 68% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 28 minutes each way (Texas 27, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in River Oaks; the top destination outside it is Fort Worth (38%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from River Oaks
What’s behind River Oaks’ Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, River Oaks is better than 45% of U.S. towns, #322 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds River Oaks’ grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.0%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, River Oaks could be anywhere from C to A−.
38% of working residents work in Fort Worth
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where River Oaks clocks in
38% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
River Oaks quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,291 residents head out to work, 99 work right here, and 1,524 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,700 people are in River Oaks on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.48 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.
What the 1,623 jobs in River Oaks are
1,623 jobs are based in River Oaks. Here is what they are, next to the jobs River Oaks’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in River Oaks, 2013 → 2023: 1,361 → 1,623. 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.
About 28 minutes each way, about the TX average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of River Oaks workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,029 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of River Oaks commutes less than 15 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 River Oaks start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, River Oaks is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #181 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,283 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 83% 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 2.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 4.0% of River Oaks households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of River Oaks’ commuters take a bus or train.
River Oaks is 1,961st of 3,125 U.S. towns of 5,200 to 10,100 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of River Oaks, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Haslet TX | 5,267 | $169K | 2.1% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Hickory Creek TX | 6,875 | $149K | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Alamo Heights TX | 7,632 | $183K | 2.5% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,959 | Union Township PA | 5,518 | $61K | 15.0% | 4.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 1,960 | Durham CA | 5,340 | $95K | 10.2% | 6.7% | 12% | C+ |
| 1,961 | River Oaks TX | 7,467 | $64K | 14.2% | 6.0% | 3% | C+ |
| 1,962 | Amsterdam NY | 5,954 | $84K | 8.4% | 7.1% | 8% | C+ |
| 1,963 | Woodstock NY | 6,215 | $92K | 9.5% | 5.3% | 17% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,125 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
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 River Oaks: questions
What is the median household income in River Oaks?
$63,500 (±$8,595) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in River Oaks?
14.2%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from River Oaks?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in River Oaks work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Worth (38%, 3 mi), Dallas (8%, 37 mi), Arlington (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is River Oaks walkable?
River Oaks is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 11.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around River Oaks without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from River Oaks, from the people who make the trip.
More of River Oaks
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.