River Road has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in River Road report 13 jobs, and 159 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average (Washington 27, U.S. 26). Poverty touches 4.8% of residents (Washington 9.9%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of River Road
On a workday 159 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in River Road on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
20% of working residents work in Sequim
Where River Road clocks in
20% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 31% of work in River Road
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in River Road, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 13. 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 Road’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from River Road takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of River Road workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 296 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of River Road commutes less than 36 miles
About 33% 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.
Work next door: 20% of River Road’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | River Road workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Road | – | — | — | 22 min | $132,841 |
| Sequim | 20% | D | A+ | 21 min | $59,707 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sequim. Darker towns draw more of River Road’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 Road: questions
What is the median household income in River Road?
$132,841 (±$40,399) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in River Road?
4.8%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from River Road?
22 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in River Road work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sequim (20%, 2 mi), Seattle (11%, 48 mi), Port Angeles (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around River Road without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from River Road, from the people who make the trip.
More of River Road
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.