Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainGrantsville has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Grantsville grades B+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 3,273 jobs are based in Grantsville, and 7,121 of its residents work somewhere. Measured by household income, Grantsville is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Grantsville, in a few figures
Grantsville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Grantsville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Grantsville is Salt Lake City, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (1,554) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Grantsville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Grantsville went from 2,115 in 2013 to 3,273 in 2023, +55%. 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.
Inside Grantsville’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Grantsville is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #73 of 119 in Utah. Household income holds Grantsville’s grade up ($101,349, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Grantsville could be anywhere from B− to A.
Getting to work from Grantsville takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grantsville workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,426 commuters (the 21% 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 Grantsville’s workers travel
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.
Making and building: 30% of jobs based in Grantsville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grantsville, 2013 → 2023: 2,115 → 3,273. 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 Grantsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Grantsville, and who commutes in
On a workday 6,418 residents head out to work, 703 work right here, and 2,570 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Grantsville on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
22% of working residents work in Salt Lake City
Where Grantsville clocks in
22% of workers
13% 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.
Most trips from Grantsville start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Grantsville is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #87 of 119 in Utah. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.1% 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 6,857 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, 74% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 64% 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). 2.3% of Grantsville households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Grantsville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 22,000, Grantsville ranks 792nd of 1,888 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | West Point UT | 13,058 | $121K | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Bluffdale UT | 19,506 | $130K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Centerville UT | 16,480 | $123K | 3.1% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 790 | LaGrange NY | 16,689 | $122K | 6.8% | 4.8% | 9% | B+ |
| 791 | Hartford WI | 16,005 | $82K | 9.0% | 2.8% | 19% | B+ |
| 792 | Grantsville UT | 16,472 | $101K | 5.9% | 2.9% | 10% | B+ |
| 793 | River Falls WI | 17,916 | $84K | 15.1% | 3.3% | 24% | B+ |
| 794 | Old Jamestown MO | 20,651 | $100K | 7.4% | 5.6% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,888 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Grantsville, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Next door to Grantsville
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grantsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantsville | – | B+ | B− | 32 min | $101,349 |
| Erda | under 2% | B+ | C− | 26 min | $148,676 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grantsville’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 Grantsville: questions
What is the median household income in Grantsville?
$101,349 (±$11,210) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grantsville?
5.9%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grantsville?
32 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grantsville work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (22%, 31 mi), Tooele (13%, 10 mi), West Valley City (8%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Grantsville walkable?
Grantsville is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 11.0 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Grantsville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 74% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grantsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grantsville
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.