Households in East Basin have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 35% of workers (Utah 18%). 7.5% of residents live below the poverty line, against 8.5% across Utah. Jobs and income earn East Basin A; getting around on foot earns it B.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets East Basin apart on work
East Basin trades workers with the towns around it
East Basin has about as many jobs (1,708) as working residents (1,838), but they are mostly different people: 1,768 residents leave for work each day while 1,638 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in East Basin are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in East Basin
35% of East Basin workers work from home, against 18% across Utah. Time on the road ↓
East Basin has added jobs fast
Jobs based in East Basin went from 1,026 in 2013 to 1,708 in 2023, +66%. 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.
Why East Basin gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, East Basin is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #34 of 119 in Utah. Unemployment is its strongest input (0.6%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 55% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, East Basin could be anywhere from A− to A+.
East Basin by day and by night
On a workday 1,768 residents head out to work, 70 work right here, and 1,638 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).
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 daily trip from East Basin: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Basin workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,159 commuters (the 35% 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.
East Basin makes things: 29% of its jobs are in goods
1,708 jobs are based in East Basin.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Basin, 2013 → 2023: 1,026 → 1,708. 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 East Basin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
20% of working residents work in Park City
Where East Basin clocks in
20% of workers
17% 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 commute from East Basin, by distance
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.
For most of East Basin, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, East Basin is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns, #84 of 119 in Utah. Both inputs place East Basin 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 1,795 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.0% of East Basin households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of East Basin’s commuters take a bus or train.
How East Basin ranks: 436th of 4,177 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 104 | Lake Point UT | 2,947 | $137K | 2.0% | 1.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 297 | Mountain Green UT | 3,976 | $150K | 0.9% | 1.7% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 427 | Wellsville UT | 4,303 | $104K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 434 | Fox Chapel PA | 5,139 | $244K | 3.2% | 5.6% | 3% | A |
| 435 | Sandia Heights NM | 3,160 | $144K | 4.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A |
| 436 | East Basin UT | 4,002 | $146K | 7.5% | 0.6% | 4% | A |
| 437 | Lake Orion MI | 2,900 | $101K | 9.2% | 0.7% | 8% | A |
| 438 | Hartford SD | 3,635 | $100K | 5.5% | 0.9% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 East Basin, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Bordering towns draw 11% of East Basin’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Basin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Basin | – | A | B | 25 min | $145,678 |
| Snyderville | 11% | A+ | A | 22 min | $143,517 |
| Silver Summit | under 2% | A | C | 28 min | $241,792 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Snyderville. Darker towns draw more of East Basin’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 East Basin: questions
What is the median household income in East Basin?
$145,678 (±$28,036) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Basin?
7.5%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Basin?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Basin work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park City (20%, 6 mi), Salt Lake City (17%, 24 mi), Snyderville (11%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is East Basin walkable?
East Basin is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around East Basin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Basin, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Basin
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.