Households in Farr West have higher incomes than those in 91% of U.S. towns
Farr West grades A for jobs and income and B for walkability. Below the poverty line: 4.2% of residents, where Utah as a whole has 8.5%. Only 6% work in Farr West; the top destination outside it is Ogden (25%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Farr West, in a few figures
Farr West trades workers with the towns around it
Farr West has about as many jobs (3,671) as working residents (3,784), but they are mostly different people: 3,568 residents leave for work each day while 3,455 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Farr West are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Farr West and Ogden trade workers both ways
Ogden is the top workplace for Farr West residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Farr West come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Farr West has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Farr West went from 2,283 in 2013 to 3,671 in 2023, +61%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Farr West are in trade, transport and utilities, against 17% of the jobs its residents hold. 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: Farr West’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Farr West is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #19 of 119 in Utah. Household income is its strongest input ($127,574, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 65% of U.S. towns). 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, Farr West could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 3,568 residents head out to work, 216 work right here, and 3,455 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 (0.97 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.
Where Farr West goes to work
Where Farr West clocks in
25% of workers
10% of workers
4% 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.
Inside Farr West’s 3,671 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Farr West, 2013 → 2023: 2,283 → 3,671. 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 Farr West’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Farr West takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Farr West workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,467 commuters (the 18% 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.
Miles to work from Farr West
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.
Getting around Farr West: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Farr West is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #76 of 119 in Utah. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% 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 4,225 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 18% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 18% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 1.7% of Farr West households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Farr West’s commuters take a bus or train.
Farr West places 259th of 3,007 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 5,700 to 11,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Fruit Heights UT | 5,952 | $141K | 3.9% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | West Bountiful UT | 5,931 | $135K | 3.7% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 96 | South Weber UT | 8,218 | $139K | 2.2% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 257 | Audubon NJ | 8,825 | $116K | 2.9% | 4.0% | 4% | A |
| 258 | Roseland NJ | 6,417 | $164K | 2.5% | 4.9% | 5% | A |
| 259 | Farr West UT | 8,163 | $128K | 4.2% | 1.7% | 6% | A |
| 260 | Big Lake Township MN | 8,283 | $123K | 1.1% | 2.9% | 1% | A |
| 261 | West Dundee IL | 8,570 | $105K | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,007 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Farr West, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
31% of Farr West works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Farr West workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farr West | – | A | B | 21 min | $127,574 |
| Marriott-Slaterville | 2% | A− | B | 20 min | $101,786 |
| Plain City | under 3% | A+ | C− | 23 min | $132,766 |
| Pleasant View | 4% | A | B | 24 min | $129,462 |
| Harrisville | under 3% | A | B | 21 min | $88,750 |
| Ogden | 25% | B− | A | 23 min | $72,575 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ogden. Darker towns draw more of Farr West’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 Farr West: questions
What is the median household income in Farr West?
$127,574 (±$20,599) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Farr West?
4.2%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Farr West?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Farr West work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ogden (25%, 6 mi), Salt Lake City (10%, 37 mi), Layton (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Farr West walkable?
Farr West is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Farr West without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 18% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Farr West, from the people who make the trip.
More of Farr West
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.