Photo: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval · CC BY-SA 4.0Aneth at work: jobs, income and the commute
Home is the office for 37% of workers (Utah 18%). Hardly any stay in Aneth for work; outside it, Blanding is the main destination (21%, 34 miles). The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, where Utah has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Aneth
On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Aneth on a workday afternoon, 13% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Aneth to work: where people go
Where Aneth clocks in
21% of workers
12% of workers
3% 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.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Utah
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aneth workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 37% who work from home are left out). Across Utah: 82% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Aneth to work
About 23% 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.
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 Aneth: questions
What is the median household income in Aneth?
$62,917 (±$35,347) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aneth?
17.9%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aneth?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 37% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aneth work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blanding (21%, 34 mi), Montezuma Creek (12%, 8 mi), San Diego (3%, 542 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Aneth without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aneth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aneth
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.