Mountain Fire Lookout Tower · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Riverview works elsewhere
There are 147 jobs in Riverview; 288 of its residents have a job. Only 5% stay in Riverview for work; outside it, Townsend is the main destination (8%, 11 miles). The average commute takes 34 minutes each way, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Riverview stands out on work
A big share show a job far from home
44% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Riverview workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 288 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The commute from Riverview, by distance
About 44% 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.
A commute of about 34 minutes in Riverview
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverview workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
A workday in Riverview: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 273 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Riverview on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
Commuting out of Riverview: the destinations
Where Riverview clocks in
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.
Factories, building and farms: 65% of the jobs in Riverview
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverview, 2013 → 2023: 133 → 147. 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 Riverview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work next door: 17% of Riverview’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | – | — | — | 34 min | $56,875 |
| Mountain | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lakewood | 7% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Doty | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Stephenson | under 3% | D | C− | 26 min | $56,550 |
| Townsend | 8% | C+ | C− | 23 min | $87,857 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mountain, Lakewood and Doty: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Townsend. Darker towns draw more of Riverview’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 Riverview: questions
What is the median household income in Riverview?
$56,875 (±$16,080) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverview?
14.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverview?
34 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverview work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Townsend (8%, 11 mi), Lakewood (7%, 7 mi), Wabeno (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riverview without a car?
0% 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 Riverview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverview
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.