Photo: GreenGlass1972 · Public domainFielding has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 33 minutes each way (Utah 22, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Fielding; the top destination outside it is Tremonton (10%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Fielding
Fielding is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Fielding, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fielding has about 420 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fielding workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Fielding workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 18% across Utah. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 239 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Fielding quiets down on a workday
On a workday 237 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Fielding on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.15 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.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Utah
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fielding workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 310 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Utah: 82% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
10% of working residents work in Tremonton
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Fielding clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 36 jobs in Fielding are
36 jobs are based in Fielding. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fielding’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fielding, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 36. 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.
Half of Fielding commutes less than 29 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 29% 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.
Fielding and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Fielding’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 Fielding: questions
What is the median household income in Fielding?
$81,250 (±$18,085) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fielding?
3.6%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fielding?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fielding work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tremonton (10%, 8 mi), Brigham City (9%, 21 mi), Ogden (9%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fielding without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fielding, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fielding
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.