Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine · Photo: David Ratledge · CC BY 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Copperton works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Copperton; the top destination outside it is Salt Lake City (16%, 17 miles). Employers in Copperton report 73 jobs; 439 of its residents have a job. Working residents average 32 minutes each way, where Utah has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Copperton, in brief
Copperton is a place people come home to
There are 73 jobs based in Copperton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Copperton has about 400 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Copperton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 439 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Copperton by day
On a workday 436 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Copperton on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Time on the road from Copperton: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Copperton workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 416 commuters (the 17% 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.
Commuting out of Copperton: the destinations
Where Copperton clocks in
16% 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.
Jobs in Copperton: what the 73 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Copperton, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 73. 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 Copperton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Copperton
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.
Around Copperton: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to West Jordan (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Copperton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copperton | – | — | — | 32 min | $83,000 |
| West Jordan | 7% | A | A− | 24 min | $108,153 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Copperton’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 Copperton: questions
What is the median household income in Copperton?
$83,000 (±$9,083) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Copperton?
7.0%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Copperton?
32 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Copperton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (16%, 17 mi), West Valley City (10%, 10 mi), Draper (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Copperton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Copperton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Copperton
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.