Photo: Carter Pape · CC BY-SA 4.0For about half of its working residents, Castle Valley is a commute to Moab
Castle Valley has 28 jobs, and 191 of its residents work somewhere. 50% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Utah. Hardly any stay in Castle Valley for work; outside it, Moab is the main destination (46%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Castle Valley, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Castle Valley on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.15 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 Castle Valley to work: where people go
Where Castle Valley clocks in
46% of workers
3% 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.
In Castle Valley, 43% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Castle Valley, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 28. 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 Castle Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Castle Valley
of Castle Valley workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 commuters (the 50% 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.
How many miles Castle Valley commutes
About 28% 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 Castle Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Castle Valley?
$47,167 (±$17,207) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Castle Valley?
0.0%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Castle Valley work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Castle Valley without a car?
0% 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 Castle Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Castle 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.