Erick Lehi and Ingrid Larsen Olson House · Photo: Ntsimp · CC0River Heights has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns. River Heights has 288 jobs for 1,261 working residents. The two grades for River Heights are A for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in River Heights
A lot of River Heights works one town over
41% of working residents work in a town that borders River Heights: Logan (34%) and Providence (7%). Next door ↓
River Heights is a place people come home to
There are 288 jobs based in River Heights, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday River Heights has about 1,300 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from River Heights are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 22 across Utah. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Utah worker. Time on the road ↓
Most River Heights residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
Inside River Heights’ Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, River Heights is better than 88% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($117,708, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 60% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, River Heights could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who works in River Heights, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,249 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 276 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in River Heights on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Time on the road from River Heights: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of River Heights workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 999 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Utah: 82% 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.
Miles to work from River Heights
About 26% 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.
34% of working residents work in Logan
Where River Heights clocks in
34% of workers
7% 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.
What River Heights’ employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in River Heights, 2013 → 2023: 176 → 288. 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 River Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In River Heights, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, River Heights is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.0% across Utah.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,175 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.0% of River Heights households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of River Heights’ commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, River Heights is 407th of 5,102 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | Lake Point UT | 2,947 | $137K | 2.0% | 1.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 405 | Presquille LA | 2,062 | $112K | 1.1% | 14.9% | 1% | A |
| 406 | Townsend DE | 2,985 | $153K | 2.4% | 3.7% | 1% | A |
| 407 | River Heights UT | 2,253 | $118K | 5.5% | 2.2% | 1% | A |
| 408 | Hartland CT | 1,928 | $113K | 4.7% | 2.4% | 6% | A |
| 409 | Wood Township IN | 2,978 | $87K | 4.4% | 0.1% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 463 | Willard UT | 2,486 | $98K | 4.7% | 1.9% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 472 | Francis UT | 2,053 | $117K | 0.7% | 0.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of River Heights, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
41% of River Heights works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Logan (34%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | River Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Heights | – | A | B | 16 min | $117,708 |
| Providence | 7% | A− | B+ | 18 min | $118,072 |
| Logan | 34% | C | A | 15 min | $60,687 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of River Heights’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 River Heights: questions
What is the median household income in River Heights?
$117,708 (±$10,188) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in River Heights?
5.5%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from River Heights?
16 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in River Heights work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logan (34%, 2 mi), North Logan (7%, 4 mi), Providence (7%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is River Heights walkable?
River Heights is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around River Heights without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from River Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of River Heights
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.