Photo: An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0Interlaken has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
9% of workers work from home (Utah 18%). Interlaken has 13 jobs, against 87 working residents. Hardly any work in Interlaken itself; outside it, Salt Lake City draws the most (17%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Interlaken, and who commutes in
On a workday 87 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 74 people are in Interlaken on a workday afternoon, 50% 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.
Out of Interlaken to work: where people go
Where Interlaken clocks in
17% of workers
14% of workers
10% 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.
85% of the jobs in Interlaken pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Interlaken, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 13. 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 Interlaken’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Interlaken spends getting to work: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Interlaken workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 commuters (the 9% 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.
Interlaken’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Work in the towns next to Interlaken
The biggest share goes to Midway (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Interlaken workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | – | — | — | 37 min | $173,542 |
| Midway | 8% | A | C+ | 30 min | $157,065 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Interlaken’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 Interlaken: questions
What is the median household income in Interlaken?
$173,542 (±$70,340) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Interlaken?
0.0%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Interlaken?
37 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Interlaken work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (17%, 29 mi), Park City (14%, 8 mi), Provo (10%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Interlaken 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 Interlaken, from the people who make the trip.
More of Interlaken
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.