Granite LDS Ward Chapel-Avard Fairbanks Studio · Photo: Thelivingwest · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Granite works elsewhere
There are 155 jobs in Granite; 637 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Granite; the top destination outside it is Salt Lake City (23%, 16 miles). For 29% of workers, the job is at home (Utah 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Granite stands out on work
Granite is a place people come home to
There are 155 jobs based in Granite, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Granite has about 430 people in it, 53% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Granite works from home
29% of Granite workers work from home, against 18% across Utah. 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 637 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Granite on a workday
On a workday 633 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 151 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Granite on a workday afternoon, 53% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Granite
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Granite workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 204 commuters (the 29% 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.
Commuting out of Granite: the destinations
Where Granite clocks in
23% of workers
14% 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 Granite’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Granite, 2013 → 2023: 120 → 155. 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 Granite’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Granite
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.
Granite and its neighbors: 18% work next door
The biggest share goes to Sandy (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Granite workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite | – | — | — | 23 min | $85,417 |
| Sandy | 14% | A | A− | 23 min | $112,176 |
| Cottonwood Heights | 4% | A | A | 22 min | $119,422 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Granite’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 Granite: questions
What is the median household income in Granite?
$85,417 (±$46,622) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Granite?
3.5%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Granite?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Granite work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (23%, 16 mi), Sandy (14%, 4 mi), Draper (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Granite without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Granite, from the people who make the trip.
More of Granite
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.