St. George draws more than half of Dammeron Valley’s working residents
The average commute takes 69 minutes each way, where Utah has 22 and the U.S. 26. Only 1% stay in Dammeron Valley for work; outside it, St. George is the main destination (57%, 16 miles). 36 jobs are based in Dammeron Valley; 212 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Dammeron Valley
Dammeron Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 69 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah. Over a year that’s about 529 hours of commuting, 360 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
More than half of Dammeron Valley works in St. George
120 working residents, 57%, have their main job in St. George, 16 miles away. That’s 57 times as many as work in Dammeron Valley itself. The commute map ↓
Dammeron Valley is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Dammeron Valley, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
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 212 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Getting to work from Dammeron Valley takes about 69 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 22 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dammeron Valley workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 commuters (the 31% 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.
Where Dammeron Valley goes to work
Where Dammeron Valley clocks in
57% 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.
Who leaves Dammeron Valley for work, and who comes in
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Dammeron Valley on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.17 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.
Dammeron Valley works in goods: 31% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dammeron Valley, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 36. 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 Dammeron Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Dammeron Valley commutes
About 19% 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 Dammeron Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Dammeron Valley?
$114,188 (±$63,324) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dammeron Valley?
5.5%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dammeron Valley?
69 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dammeron Valley work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Dammeron Valley 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 Dammeron Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dammeron 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.