Photo: Bluffdaleap · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Bluffdale top those of 91% of U.S. towns
3.1% of residents live below the poverty line, where Utah as a whole has 8.5%. The two grades for Bluffdale are A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 5% work in Bluffdale; the top destination outside it is Salt Lake City (17%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bluffdale at work: what stands out
Bluffdale has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Bluffdale went from 2,933 in 2013 to 5,843 in 2023, +99%. The jobs ↓
The quickest commute around
Bluffdale’s 21-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 24 to 27 minutes. Next door ↓
Bluffdale makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Bluffdale are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Bluffdale residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Bluffdale earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bluffdale is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #7 of 119 in Utah. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bluffdale could be anywhere from A to A+.
Bluffdale makes things: 37% of its jobs are in goods
5,843 jobs are based in Bluffdale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bluffdale, 2013 → 2023: 2,933 → 5,843. 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 Bluffdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Bluffdale
On a workday 8,637 residents head out to work, 495 work right here, and 5,348 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Bluffdale on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
The towns that employ Bluffdale’s residents
Where Bluffdale clocks in
17% of workers
7% 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.
Bluffdale’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bluffdale workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,529 commuters (the 23% 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.
Half of Bluffdale commutes less than 11 miles
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.
In Bluffdale, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bluffdale is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #82 of 119 in Utah. Both inputs place Bluffdale near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,744 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 5% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.0% of Bluffdale households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Bluffdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bluffdale is 85th of 1,760 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 26,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Greenwood Village CO | 15,323 | $149K | 3.1% | 3.3% | 13% | A+ |
| 84 | Chanhassen MN | 25,748 | $144K | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 85 | Bluffdale UT | 19,506 | $130K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| 86 | Victor NY | 16,422 | $116K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 16% | A+ |
| 87 | Centerville UT | 16,480 | $123K | 3.1% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 180 | Highland UT | 21,571 | $186K | 1.9% | 3.9% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 186 | Mapleton UT | 16,275 | $133K | 2.7% | 2.3% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 333 | West Haven UT | 25,627 | $101K | 6.2% | 1.4% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,760 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bluffdale, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
19% of Bluffdale works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Draper (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Bluffdale’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 Bluffdale: questions
What is the median household income in Bluffdale?
$129,531 (±$10,500) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bluffdale?
3.1%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bluffdale?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bluffdale work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (17%, 21 mi), Draper (9%, 4 mi), Sandy (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bluffdale walkable?
Bluffdale is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bluffdale without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bluffdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bluffdale
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.