Lagoon Carousel · Photo: Davehi1 · Public domainHouseholds in Farmington have higher incomes than those in 91% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Farmington; the top destination outside it is Salt Lake City (25%, 14 miles). 5.4% of residents are in poverty; Utah has 8.5%. The two grades for Farmington are A for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Farmington, in a few figures
Farmington trades workers with the towns around it
Farmington has about as many jobs (10,578) as working residents (9,999), but they are mostly different people: 8,986 residents leave for work each day while 9,565 people come in. Only 10% of the jobs in Farmington are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Farmington has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Farmington went from 5,412 in 2013 to 10,578 in 2023, +95%. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Farmington pay little
26% of the jobs based in Farmington pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 33% of all the jobs here go to people 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: Farmington’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Farmington is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #29 of 119 in Utah. Household income is its strongest input ($127,338, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Farmington could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Farmington by day and by night
On a workday 8,986 residents head out to work, 1,013 work right here, and 9,565 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 (1.06 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.
Services make up most of the work in Farmington
10,578 jobs are based in Farmington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Farmington, 2013 → 2023: 5,412 → 10,578. 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 Farmington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Farmington’s residents
Where Farmington clocks in
25% 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.
The trip to work from Farmington: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Farmington workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,415 commuters (the 25% 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.
The commute from Farmington, 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.
Farmington is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.0% across Utah.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 11,233 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 92% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 30% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 11.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% 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). 0.9% of Farmington households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Farmington’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Farmington ranks: 276th of 1,576 U.S. towns of 18,000 to 35,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 66 | Bluffdale UT | 19,506 | $130K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Holladay UT | 31,162 | $117K | 4.1% | 2.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 127 | Kaysville UT | 33,307 | $133K | 3.4% | 2.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 274 | Lower Providence Township PA | 26,242 | $119K | 4.4% | 4.2% | 7% | A |
| 275 | Columbine CO | 25,478 | $131K | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4% | A |
| 276 | Farmington UT | 26,266 | $127K | 5.4% | 3.2% | 10% | A |
| 277 | Watertown CT | 22,526 | $102K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 16% | A |
| 278 | Wethersfield CT | 27,291 | $127K | 6.9% | 3.4% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,576 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Farmington, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Around Farmington: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Kaysville (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Farmington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington | – | A | A− | 22 min | $127,338 |
| Kaysville | 3% | A+ | A− | 22 min | $133,026 |
| Fruit Heights | under 3% | A+ | B+ | 25 min | $140,679 |
| Centerville | 3% | A+ | A | 20 min | $123,130 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Farmington’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 Farmington: questions
What is the median household income in Farmington?
$127,338 (±$10,136) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Farmington?
5.4%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Farmington?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Farmington work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (25%, 14 mi), Layton (5%, 7 mi), Bountiful (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Farmington walkable?
Farmington is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Farmington without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 30% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Farmington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Farmington
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.