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Jobs & commute in Rivereno

Work, pay and getting to work in Rivereno

No jobs are based in Rivereno in the Census job records; 11 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Rivereno; the top destination outside it is McAllen (36%, 25 miles).

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

Day and night

Rivereno by day and by night

On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

11live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Rivereno ends

Eagle Lake: 1 residents work here (9%)Palmview: 1 residents work here (9%)Rio Grande City: 2 residents work here (18%)Harlingen: 1 residents work here (9%)Dallas: 1 residents work here (9%)McAllen: 4 residents work here (36%)Prairieville: 1 residents work here (9%)RiverenoPablo PenaMcAllenRio Grande CityEagle LakePalmviewHarlingenDallasRivereno
1
McAllen25 mi away
36%4
2
Rio Grande City12.4 mi away
18%2
3
Eagle Lake267 mi away
9%1
4
Palmview16.8 mi away
9%1
5
Harlingen58.9 mi away
9%1
6
Dallas462.2 mi away
9%1
7
Prairieville, LA543 mi away
9%1
The top trips

Where Rivereno 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.

How far

How far Rivereno’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMcAllen: 36% · 25 miRio Grande City: 18% · 12.4 miEagle Lake: 9% · 267 miPalmview: 9% · 16.8 miHarlingen: 9% · 58.9 miDallas: 9% · 462.2 miPrairieville: 9% · 543 miMcAllen 36%Rio Grande City 18%Eagle Lake 9%Palmview 9%Rivereno
RiverenoTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
45%10–24 mi5 residents
18%25–50 mi2 residents
36%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 36% 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

How Rivereno compares with the towns next door

Pablo Pena: few work herePablo PenaRivereno
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownRivereno workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Rivereno–————
Pablo Penaunder 10%————

Same-state neighbors only. Pablo Pena: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Rivereno’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 Rivereno: questions

Where do people who live in Rivereno work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McAllen (36%, 25 mi), Rio Grande City (18%, 12 mi), Eagle Lake (9%, 267 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Rivereno, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Rivereno

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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.