Photo: Shortiefourten · CC BY-SA 4.0Work and commuting in Ryderwood
Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average; Washington averages 27, the U.S. 26. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 20% for Washington as a whole. Hardly any work in Ryderwood; the top destination outside it is Longview (20%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Ryderwood on a workday
On a workday 178 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Ryderwood on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Ryderwood ends
Where Ryderwood clocks in
20% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Getting to work from Ryderwood takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ryderwood workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 108 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ryderwood
About 37% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Ryderwood: questions
What is the median household income in Ryderwood?
$42,639 (±$4,058) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ryderwood?
11.7%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ryderwood?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ryderwood work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Longview (20%, 16 mi), Kelso (8%, 19 mi), Vancouver (6%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Ryderwood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ryderwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ryderwood
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.