For about half of its working residents, Central Valley is a commute to Richfield
There are 92 jobs in Central Valley; 299 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Central Valley; the top destination outside it is Richfield (46%, 4 miles). Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average; Utah averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Central Valley: the gist
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 299 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Central Valley to work: where people go
Where Central Valley clocks in
46% of workers
4% 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.
Central Valley’s commute, mile by mile
About 34% 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.
How a workday changes Central Valley
On a workday 296 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 89 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Central Valley on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.31 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 kinds of work in Central Valley
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Central Valley, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 92. 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 Central Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way for Central Valley’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Central Valley workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 333 commuters (the 15% 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.
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 Central Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Central Valley?
$93,333 (±$25,225) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Central Valley?
3.8%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Central Valley?
18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Central Valley work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Central Valley 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 Central Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Central 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.