Photo: Bear_River_City.jpg: GreenGlass1972 derivative work: GreenGlass1972 · Public domainBear River City has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
89 jobs are based in Bear River City, against 465 working residents. Hardly any work in Bear River City itself; outside it, Brigham City draws the most (13%, 8 miles). Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Bear River City in brief
The workday shuffle in and out of Bear River City
On a workday 463 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Bear River City on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Where Bear River City goes to work
Where Bear River City clocks in
13% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Bear River City
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bear River City, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 89. 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 Bear River City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Bear River City spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bear River City workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 359 commuters (the 14% 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.
Bear River City’s commute, mile by mile
About 29% 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.
Work in the towns next to Bear River City
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bear River City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear River City | – | — | — | 24 min | $97,895 |
| Honeyville | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 23 min | $87,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bear River City’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 Bear River City: questions
What is the median household income in Bear River City?
$97,895 (±$21,994) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bear River City?
2.3%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bear River City?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bear River City work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brigham City (13%, 8 mi), Tremonton (9%, 8 mi), Ogden (8%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bear River City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bear River City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bear River City
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.