There are 5.8 jobs in Fort Duchesne for every working resident, and 455 people commute in
Fort Duchesne has 468 jobs, and 80 of its residents work somewhere. About one in seven stay in Fort Duchesne for work; outside it, Roosevelt is the main destination (18%, 6 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (Utah 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Fort Duchesne by day
On a workday 67 residents head out to work and 13 work right here.
About 660 people are in Fort Duchesne on a workday afternoon, 143% more than live here.
5.9 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that send workers to Fort Duchesne
Where Fort Duchesne clocks in
6% 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.
Fort Duchesne is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fort Duchesne, 2014 → 2024: 446 → 468. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fort Duchesne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fort Duchesne
of Fort Duchesne workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far Fort Duchesne goes to work
About 18% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Fort Duchesne: questions
What is the median household income in Fort Duchesne?
$42,596 (±$24,981) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fort Duchesne?
23.6%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fort Duchesne work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roosevelt (18%, 6 mi), Vernal (6%, 21 mi), Ballard (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fort Duchesne without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fort Duchesne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fort Duchesne
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.