Photo: Annette Teng · CC BY 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Halchita
The average commute takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Utah has 18%. Hardly any work in Halchita; the top destination outside it is Oljato-Monument Valley (18%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Halchita on a workday
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 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.
0.00 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.
The towns that employ Halchita’s residents
Where Halchita clocks in
18% of workers
12% of workers
12% 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.
The daily trip from Halchita: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Halchita workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 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.
Where in the region Halchita works
About 36% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Halchita and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Halchita workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halchita | – | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Mexican Hat | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mexican Hat: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Halchita’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 Halchita: questions
What is the poverty rate in Halchita?
25.6%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Halchita?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Halchita work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oljato-Monument Valley (18%, 21 mi), Blanding (12%, 39 mi), Sandy (12%, 258 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Halchita without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Halchita, from the people who make the trip.
More of Halchita
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.