Abram Hatch House · Photo: Jack Boucher · Public domainHeber has higher household incomes than 84% of U.S. towns
Heber grades A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Below the poverty line: 5.3% of residents (Utah 8.5%). About one in five work in Heber; the top destination outside it is Park City (12%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Heber apart on work
Heber has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Heber went from 3,776 in 2013 to 6,565 in 2023, +74%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
32% of the jobs based in Heber are held by workers 29 or younger, against 29% of Heber’s own working residents. 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.
Heber’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Heber is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #59 of 119 in Utah. Household income holds Heber’s grade up ($110,339, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 41% 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, Heber could be anywhere from B+ to A.
What work there is in Heber: 6,565 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Heber, 2013 → 2023: 3,776 → 6,565. 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 Heber’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Heber by day and by night
On a workday 7,665 residents head out to work, 2,146 work right here, and 4,419 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Heber on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.67 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 Heber’s residents
Where Heber clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
Each way, about 19 minutes from Heber
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Heber workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,434 commuters (the 11% 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.
Miles to work from Heber
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.
Few in Heber walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Heber is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns, #55 of 119 in Utah. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.3% 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 9,437 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.1% of Heber households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Heber’s commuters take a bus or train.
606th of 1,860: where Heber ranks among U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 88 | Bluffdale UT | 19,506 | $130K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 90 | Centerville UT | 16,480 | $123K | 3.1% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 186 | Highland UT | 21,571 | $186K | 1.9% | 3.9% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 604 | Westport MA | 16,851 | $96K | 6.7% | 3.0% | 15% | A− |
| 605 | Lebanon OH | 22,110 | $84K | 8.7% | 1.7% | 16% | A− |
| 606 | Heber UT | 19,651 | $110K | 5.3% | 2.3% | 22% | A− |
| 607 | Burlington Township NJ | 24,893 | $104K | 7.6% | 4.3% | 9% | A− |
| 608 | Windsor Township PA | 18,134 | $96K | 5.0% | 3.7% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | 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 Heber, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Work in the towns next to Heber
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Heber workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heber | – | A− | B+ | 19 min | $110,339 |
| Daniel | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Daniel: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Heber’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 Heber: questions
What is the median household income in Heber?
$110,339 (±$10,022) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Heber?
5.3%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Heber?
19 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Heber work?
22% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park City (12%, 10 mi), Salt Lake City (8%, 33 mi), Midway (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Heber walkable?
Heber is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Heber without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Heber, from the people who make the trip.
More of Heber
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.