Work & commute · Riverton

Work & commute in Riverton, MN

Most working residents leave Riverton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Brainerd (36%), Oak Lawn (14%) and Baxter (7%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 42 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 42 Riverton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Riverton.

42live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

3work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Riverton goes to work

Brainerd9.9 mi away

36%15

Oak Lawn7 mi away

14%6

Baxter13.3 mi away

7%3

Edina113.2 mi away

5%2

Crosby5.6 mi away

2%1

Aitkin17.2 mi away

2%1

Belle Plaine127.7 mi away

2%1

Anoka91.6 mi away

2%1

North Mankato157.2 mi away

2%1

East Gull Lake15.4 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

24%10

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Riverton commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

33%

38%

29%

33%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

0%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Riverton is a commuter town

0.07jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.07 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Riverton are

3 jobs are based in Riverton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Riverton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Riverton

3 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Riverton residents hold

42 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−93%

Jobs based in Riverton, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 3. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.