Photo: User:Staplegunther · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Eagle Mountain works elsewhere
Employers in Eagle Mountain report 4,752 jobs, against 23,910 working residents. Eagle Mountain grades A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eagle Mountain at work: what stands out
Jobs in Eagle Mountain have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Eagle Mountain went from 1,336 in 2013 to 4,752 in 2023, +256%. The jobs ↓
Eagle Mountain 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 ↓
Eagle Mountain’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Eagle Mountain is Salt Lake City, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (2,836) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Eagle Mountain is a place people come home to
There are 4,752 jobs based in Eagle Mountain, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Eagle Mountain has about 47,000 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A young workforce
30% of Eagle Mountain’s working residents are 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Eagle Mountain’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Eagle Mountain is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #56 of 119 in Utah. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Eagle Mountain could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Factories, building and farms: 33% of the jobs in Eagle Mountain
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eagle Mountain, 2013 → 2023: 1,336 → 4,752. 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 Eagle Mountain’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 32 minutes each way for Eagle Mountain’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagle Mountain workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,889 commuters (the 22% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Eagle Mountain
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.
In and out of Eagle Mountain on a workday
On a workday 22,381 residents head out to work, 1,529 work right here, and 3,223 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47,000 people are in Eagle Mountain on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
12% of working residents work in Salt Lake City
Where Eagle Mountain clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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 Eagle Mountain, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eagle Mountain is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #110 of 119 in Utah. Both inputs place Eagle Mountain near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 22,956 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 8% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.7% of Eagle Mountain households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Eagle Mountain’s commuters take a bus or train.
Eagle Mountain next to U.S. towns of 47,000 to 90,000: 170th of 648 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Draper UT | 50,652 | $129K | 6.1% | 2.4% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Riverton UT | 47,395 | $127K | 3.6% | 3.4% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 168 | Goose Creek SC | 52,010 | $88K | 6.5% | 2.7% | 7% | A− |
| 169 | Layton UT | 85,308 | $102K | 8.1% | 2.8% | 14% | A− |
| 170 | Eagle Mountain UT | 66,557 | $114K | 3.6% | 3.8% | 6% | A− |
| 171 | Jackson Township OH | 50,870 | $92K | 6.9% | 3.5% | 12% | A− |
| 172 | West Des Moines IA | 74,224 | $87K | 8.4% | 2.4% | 30% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 648 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 28% | D |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Eagle Mountain, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Around Eagle Mountain: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagle Mountain workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | – | A− | C | 32 min | $113,648 |
| Saratoga Springs | under 4% | A | B+ | 29 min | $128,802 |
| Fairfield | under 4% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Cedar Fort | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairfield and Cedar Fort: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagle Mountain’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 Eagle Mountain: questions
What is the median household income in Eagle Mountain?
$113,648 (±$3,322) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagle Mountain?
3.6%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagle Mountain?
32 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagle Mountain work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (12%, 32 mi), Lehi (10%, 10 mi), Draper (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Eagle Mountain walkable?
Eagle Mountain is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eagle Mountain without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eagle Mountain, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle Mountain
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.