Work & commute · Riverton

Work & commute in Riverton, WY

51% of Riverton’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Lander (5%), Arapahoe (4%) and Casper (3%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

51%

2,404 of 4,723 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 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 2,319 Riverton residents head out of town to work, 2,404 work right here, and 3,343 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Riverton.

2,319live here, work elsewhere

2,404live and work here

3,343work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Riverton goes to work

Riverton (in town)right here

51%2,404

Lander22.2 mi away

5%256

Arapahoe4.7 mi away

4%208

Casper105 mi away

3%156

Fort Washakie27.3 mi away

3%129

Cheyenne225.7 mi away

2%116

Rock Springs107.8 mi away

1%65

Ethete17.4 mi away

1%58

Gillette167.9 mi away

1%47

Laramie185 mi away

1%45

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%1,239

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.

62%

13%

23%

62%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Riverton is balanced between jobs and homes

1.22jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.22 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Riverton are

5,747 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

5,747 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Riverton residents hold

4,723 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month51%

−6%

Jobs based in Riverton, 2013 → 2023: 6,138 → 5,747. 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.