Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Huntsville commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Huntsville; the top destination outside it is Ogden (20%, 10 miles). There are 87 jobs in Huntsville for 284 working residents. Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average, next to 22 for Utah and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Huntsville, in a few figures
Huntsville and Ogden trade workers both ways
Ogden is the top workplace for Huntsville residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Huntsville come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Huntsville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 284 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Huntsville’s residents
Where Huntsville clocks in
20% of workers
14% of workers
3% 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.
Commuting from Huntsville: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Huntsville workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 198 commuters (the 20% 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 many people are in Huntsville by day
On a workday 283 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Huntsville on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
29% of the jobs in Huntsville make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Huntsville, 2014 → 2024: 60 → 87. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Huntsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Huntsville
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
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 2024, 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 Huntsville: questions
What is the median household income in Huntsville?
$113,750 (±$67,145) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Huntsville?
7.8%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Huntsville?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Huntsville work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ogden (20%, 10 mi), Salt Lake City (14%, 34 mi), Roy (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Huntsville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Huntsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Huntsville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.