Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainCedar Fort has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers; Utah has 18%. Employers in Cedar Fort report 84 jobs, and 277 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Cedar Fort itself; outside it, Salt Lake City draws the most (14%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Cedar Fort, in brief
Cedar Fort’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Cedar Fort is Salt Lake City, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (38) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Cedar Fort is a place people come home to
There are 84 jobs based in Cedar Fort, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cedar Fort has about 220 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Cedar Fort workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 18% across Utah. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 277 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Miles to work from Cedar Fort
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.
A workday in Cedar Fort: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 275 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Cedar Fort on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
About 29 minutes to work from Cedar Fort
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Fort workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 96 commuters (the 4% 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.
Out of Cedar Fort to work: where people go
Where Cedar Fort clocks in
14% of workers
13% 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.
In Cedar Fort, 39% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Fort, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 84. 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 Cedar Fort’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Cedar Fort
The biggest share goes to Eagle Mountain (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Fort workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Fort | – | — | — | 29 min | $103,000 |
| Eagle Mountain | 8% | A− | C | 32 min | $113,648 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar Fort’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 Cedar Fort: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Fort?
$103,000 (±$24,573) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Fort?
2.8%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Fort?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Fort work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (14%, 31 mi), Lehi (13%, 14 mi), Eagle Mountain (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cedar Fort 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 Cedar Fort, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar Fort
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.