Households in Elk Ridge earn more than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Only 2% stay in Elk Ridge for work; outside it, Provo is the main destination (16%, 16 miles). The poverty rate is 1.9%, where Utah as a whole has 8.5%. For jobs and income Elk Ridge is better than 83% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Elk Ridge
Income, poverty and work: Elk Ridge’s grade explained
The poverty rate holds Elk Ridge’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 47% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Elk Ridge could be anywhere from B to A+.
Elk Ridge quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,052 residents head out to work, 49 work right here, and 237 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Elk Ridge on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.14 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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 towns that employ Elk Ridge’s residents
Where Elk Ridge clocks in
16% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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 work there is in Elk Ridge: 286 jobs
286 jobs are based in Elk Ridge.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elk Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 286. 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 Elk Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Elk Ridge: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elk Ridge workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,541 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 Elk Ridge
About 17% 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.
Driving is how Elk Ridge gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,980 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). 1.1% of Elk Ridge households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Elk Ridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
Elk Ridge is 670th of 3,692 U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,700 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | Fruit Heights UT | 5,952 | $141K | 3.9% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | West Bountiful UT | 5,931 | $135K | 3.7% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 208 | Snyderville UT | 5,948 | $144K | 4.6% | 1.3% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 668 | Pin Oak Township IL | 4,533 | $169K | 1.9% | 6.4% | 3% | A− |
| 669 | Calistoga CA | 4,954 | $85K | 5.6% | 0.0% | 26% | A− |
| 670 | Elk Ridge UT | 4,969 | $143K | 1.9% | 4.1% | 2% | A− |
| 671 | Looking Glass Township IL | 6,427 | $92K | 7.3% | 1.6% | 10% | A− |
| 672 | Nineveh Township IN | 4,289 | $91K | 4.8% | 1.7% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,692 | 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 Elk Ridge, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
The towns next door employ 11% of Elk Ridge
The biggest share goes to Payson (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elk Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Ridge | – | A− | C− | 26 min | $143,167 |
| Payson | 7% | B | B+ | 23 min | $89,905 |
| Woodland Hills | under 3% | A− | C− | 29 min | $151,964 |
| Salem | 4% | A− | B− | 24 min | $111,117 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elk Ridge’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 Elk Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Elk Ridge?
$143,167 (±$27,278) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elk Ridge?
1.9%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elk Ridge?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elk Ridge work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Provo (16%, 16 mi), Spanish Fork (10%, 7 mi), Orem (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Elk Ridge walkable?
Elk Ridge is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Elk Ridge 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 Elk Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elk Ridge
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.