Draper-Steadman House · Photo: Kmw usa · CC BY-SA 3.0Riverton’s household incomes are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.4 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 14.8 in Salt Lake City. Poverty touches 3.6% of residents, against 8.5% across Utah. Jobs and income earn Riverton A; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Riverton at work: what stands out
Riverton has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Riverton went from 6,972 in 2013 to 12,377 in 2023, +78%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
35% of the jobs based in Riverton are held by workers 29 or younger, against 27% of Riverton’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Riverton’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Riverton is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #21 of 119 in Utah. Household income is its strongest input ($126,910, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Riverton could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The 12,377 jobs based in Riverton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverton, 2013 → 2023: 6,972 → 12,377. 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 Riverton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Riverton: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 21,430 residents head out to work, 1,540 work right here, and 10,837 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37,000 people are in Riverton on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.54 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.
19% of working residents work in Salt Lake City
Where Riverton clocks in
19% 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.
About 25 minutes each way for Riverton’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverton workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,357 commuters (the 24% 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 Riverton
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.
Riverton is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Riverton is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns, #26 of 119 in Utah. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.1% 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 22,696 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, 8% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 62% 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). 2.7% of Riverton households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Riverton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Riverton is 80th among 941 U.S. towns of 33,000 to 64,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Syracuse UT | 39,909 | $133K | 4.8% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Kaysville UT | 33,307 | $133K | 3.4% | 2.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Draper UT | 50,652 | $129K | 6.1% | 2.4% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Plainfield IL | 50,043 | $144K | 4.2% | 3.8% | 9% | A |
| 79 | Minnetonka MN | 53,969 | $120K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 12% | A |
| 80 | Riverton UT | 47,395 | $127K | 3.6% | 3.4% | 7% | A |
| 81 | Natick MA | 36,969 | $139K | 5.8% | 3.2% | 14% | A |
| 82 | Independence Township MI | 37,725 | $115K | 4.3% | 2.9% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 941 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Riverton, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
14% of Riverton works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Draper (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton | – | A | A | 25 min | $126,910 |
| Draper | 7% | A | A− | 24 min | $128,910 |
| South Jordan | 7% | A+ | A | 24 min | $134,047 |
| Bluffdale | under 3% | A+ | B | 21 min | $129,531 |
| Herriman | under 3% | A | A− | 27 min | $122,650 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riverton’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 Riverton: questions
What is the median household income in Riverton?
$126,910 (±$7,558) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverton?
3.6%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverton?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverton work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (19%, 18 mi), Draper (7%, 5 mi), South Jordan (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Riverton walkable?
Riverton is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Riverton without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 8% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Riverton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverton
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.