Most of Apple Valley commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
There are 127 jobs in Apple Valley for 337 working residents. Only 1% stay in Apple Valley for work; outside it, Springdale is the main destination (18%, 9 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, 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
What sets Apple Valley apart on work
Time on the road from Apple Valley: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Apple Valley workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 401 commuters (the 20% 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.
Apple Valley quiets down on a workday
On a workday 333 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 123 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Apple Valley on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
The towns that employ Apple Valley’s residents
Where Apple Valley clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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.
Apple Valley makes things: 65% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Apple Valley, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 127. 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 Apple Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Apple Valley
About 20% 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.
Apple Valley and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hildale (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Apple Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Valley | – | — | — | 30 min | $86,250 |
| Hildale | 4% | D | C+ | 16 min | $78,523 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Apple Valley’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 Apple Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Apple Valley?
$86,250 (±$32,754) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Apple Valley?
7.9%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Apple Valley?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Apple Valley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springdale (18%, 9 mi), St. George (16%, 26 mi), Hurricane (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Apple Valley without a car?
1% 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 Apple Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Apple Valley
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.