Riverpoint has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Riverpoint itself; outside it, Seattle draws the most (22%, 32 miles). Employers in Riverpoint report 66 jobs, against 292 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, where Washington has 27 and the U.S. 26.
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 Riverpoint
Riverpoint’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Riverpoint is Seattle, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (63) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Riverpoint is a place people come home to
There are 66 jobs based in Riverpoint, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Riverpoint has about 610 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; with 292 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from Riverpoint to work
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.
Who works in Riverpoint, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 290 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Riverpoint on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Where Riverpoint goes to work
Where Riverpoint clocks in
22% 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 Riverpoint’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverpoint, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 66. 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 Riverpoint’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Riverpoint: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverpoint workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 367 commuters (the 18% 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.
How Riverpoint compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to North Bend (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverpoint workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverpoint | – | — | — | 31 min | $175,577 |
| North Bend | 4% | A | A | 28 min | $175,109 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riverpoint’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 Riverpoint: questions
What is the median household income in Riverpoint?
$175,577 (±$38,925) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverpoint?
0.7%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverpoint?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverpoint work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (22%, 32 mi), Bellevue (12%, 22 mi), Redmond (8%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riverpoint without a car?
4% 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 Riverpoint, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverpoint
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.