Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainHenefer has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Henefer has 48 jobs for 432 working residents. Hardly any work in Henefer; the top destination outside it is Coalville (10%, 8 miles). Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average; the Utah average is 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Henefer and work: the main findings
Henefer is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Henefer, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Henefer has about 420 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Henefer workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 432 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Henefer, and who commutes in
On a workday 431 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Henefer on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Henefer
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Henefer workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 423 commuters (the 15% 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.
Out of Henefer to work: where people go
Where Henefer clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 48% of work in Henefer
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Henefer, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 48. 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 Henefer’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Henefer
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.
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 Henefer: questions
What is the median household income in Henefer?
$93,654 (±$22,937) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Henefer?
0.0%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Henefer?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Henefer work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coalville (10%, 8 mi), Salt Lake City (9%, 28 mi), Park City (8%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Henefer 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 Henefer, from the people who make the trip.
More of Henefer
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.