Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainDaniel has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
10% of workers work from home (Utah 18%). There are 223 jobs in Daniel for 550 working residents. Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average; the Utah average is 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Daniel
20% of working residents work in Heber
Where Daniel clocks in
20% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Daniel
On a workday 535 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 208 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Daniel on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
The kinds of work in Daniel
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Daniel, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 223. 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 Daniel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Daniel
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Daniel workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 536 commuters (the 10% 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.
Half of Daniel commutes less than 20 miles
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.
Bordering towns draw 20% of Daniel’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Daniel workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | – | — | — | 23 min | $106,471 |
| Heber | 20% | A− | B+ | 19 min | $110,339 |
| Independence | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Charleston | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Independence and Charleston: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Heber. Darker towns draw more of Daniel’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 Daniel: questions
What is the median household income in Daniel?
$106,471 (±$22,693) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Daniel?
3.8%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Daniel?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Daniel work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Heber (20%, 5 mi), Salt Lake City (9%, 34 mi), Park City (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Daniel without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Daniel, from the people who make the trip.
More of Daniel
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.