Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and the daily commute in Junction
Working residents average 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. About one in seven stay in Junction for work; outside it, Circleville is the main destination (10%, 5 miles). Home is the office for 10% of workers (Utah 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Junction, and who commutes in
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Junction on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 daily trip into Junction
Where Junction clocks in
10% of workers
5% 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 36% of work in Junction
104 jobs are based in Junction.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Junction, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 104. 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 Junction’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Junction: 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 Junction workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 128 commuters (the 10% 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 far Junction’s workers travel
About 52% 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.
Next door to Junction
The biggest share goes to Kingston (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Junction workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junction | – | — | — | 33 min | $56,750 |
| Kingston | 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kingston: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Junction’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 Junction: questions
What is the median household income in Junction?
$56,750 (±$48,808) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Junction?
9.4%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Junction?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Junction work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Circleville (10%, 5 mi), Cedar City (8%, 61 mi), Richfield (5%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Junction 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 Junction, from the people who make the trip.
More of Junction
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.