Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0Making a living in Eden
Only 4% stay in Eden for work; outside it, Ogden is the main destination (16%, 10 miles). For 9% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Utah as a whole. A typical one-way commute lasts 35 minutes; Utah averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Eden, in brief
Eden and Ogden trade workers both ways
Ogden is the top workplace for Eden residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Eden come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Eden pay little
39% of the jobs based in Eden pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 43% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Eden workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 265 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that send workers to Eden
Where Eden clocks in
16% of workers
13% of workers
5% 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.
What the 450 jobs in Eden are
450 jobs are based in Eden.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eden, 2013 → 2023: 326 → 450. 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 Eden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Eden spends getting to work: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eden workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 313 commuters (the 9% 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.
Who commutes out of Eden, and who commutes in
On a workday 255 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 440 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Eden on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The distance from Eden to work
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.
How Eden compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Wolf Creek (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden | – | — | — | 35 min | $121,923 |
| Wolf Creek | 3% | A− | C− | 46 min | $130,729 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eden’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 Eden: questions
What is the median household income in Eden?
$121,923 (±$65,569) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eden?
0.0%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eden?
35 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eden work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ogden (16%, 10 mi), Salt Lake City (13%, 37 mi), Layton (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eden 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 Eden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eden
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.