Photo: Andy K. Nelson · Public domainUnemployment in Brigham City (2.9%) is lower than in 71% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Brigham City is better than 54% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (A). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 14.8 in Salt Lake City. About one in five work in Brigham City itself; outside it, Ogden draws the most (12%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Brigham City at work: what stands out
Brigham City makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Brigham City are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Brigham City residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
A young workforce
30% of Brigham City’s working residents are 29 or younger. 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.
Where Brigham City’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Unemployment holds Brigham City’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (11.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brigham City could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
Brigham City makes things: 39% of its jobs are in goods
8,115 jobs are based in Brigham City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brigham City, 2013 → 2023: 6,417 → 8,115. 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 Brigham City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Brigham City
On a workday 7,808 residents head out to work, 2,176 work right here, and 5,939 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).
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 Brigham City to work: where people go
Where Brigham City clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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 daily trip from Brigham City: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brigham City workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,833 commuters (the 11% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Brigham City
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.
Brigham City is easy on foot, hard by bus
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.0% across Utah.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,774 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 70% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% 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). 7.0% of Brigham City households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Brigham City’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 14,000 to 28,000, Brigham City ranks 1,188th of 1,931 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+ |
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| 93 | Bluffdale UT | 19,506 | $130K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 95 | Centerville UT | 16,480 | $123K | 3.1% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 194 | Highland UT | 21,571 | $186K | 1.9% | 3.9% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,186 | Crest Hill IL | 20,695 | $73K | 12.0% | 5.5% | 3% | B− |
| 1,187 | Los Osos CA | 14,166 | $109K | 8.1% | 5.1% | 11% | B− |
| 1,188 | Brigham City UT | 20,633 | $71K | 11.2% | 2.9% | 22% | B− |
| 1,189 | Barnegat Township NJ | 26,151 | $92K | 7.5% | 6.6% | 7% | B− |
| 1,190 | Hyde Park NY | 21,394 | $87K | 9.5% | 5.4% | 12% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,931 | 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 Brigham City, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Work in the towns next to Brigham City
The biggest share goes to Perry (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brigham City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham City | – | B− | A | 20 min | $71,308 |
| Perry | 3% | A | B+ | 23 min | $112,639 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brigham 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 Brigham City: questions
What is the median household income in Brigham City?
$71,308 (±$7,644) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brigham City?
11.2%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brigham City?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brigham City work?
22% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ogden (12%, 20 mi), Salt Lake City (7%, 51 mi), Logan (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brigham City walkable?
Brigham City is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brigham City without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brigham City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brigham 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. 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.