RivesMI
A town of 4,782. Healthier than 72% of U.S. towns.
What makes Rives stand out
The thing Rives does most differently from other towns.
98% of working residents leave Rives for work
Where Rives’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Rives’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rives. Another town gets a different order.
Healthier than 28% of U.S. towns
Rives beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Rives | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 40.4% | 34.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 32.5% | 29.1% |
Most working residents commute out of Rives
Most working residents leave Rives for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (20%), Blackman (17%) and Summit (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Where working residents work
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Rives has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.
0.1% of Rives is conserved land
0.9 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wild 100 | — | 76 |
| 2. Meridian-Baseline State Park | — | 17 |
| 3. Maple Grove Bridge Access Site | — | 4 |
About Rives
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Rives Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,750 at the 2020 census.
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- Population
- 4,750
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 978 ft
Rives’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Rives.