Fort Deseret · Photo: Philkon Phil Konstantin · Public domainWith 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Deseret works elsewhere
Employers in Deseret report 4 jobs for 161 working residents. Hardly any work in Deseret; the top destination outside it is Delta (37%, 9 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 18% across Utah.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Deseret quiets down on a workday
On a workday 161 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Deseret on a workday afternoon, 58% 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.
Commuting out of Deseret: the destinations
Where Deseret clocks in
37% 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.
In Deseret, 50% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Deseret’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Deseret: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deseret workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 186 commuters (the 0% 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.
Deseret’s commute, mile by mile
About 33% 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.
Deseret and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deseret workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deseret | – | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Oasis | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oasis: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deseret’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 Deseret: questions
What is the poverty rate in Deseret?
0.0%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deseret?
18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deseret work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Delta (37%, 9 mi), Provo (4%, 85 mi), Rocky Ridge (2%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deseret 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 Deseret, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deseret
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.