Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainHouseholds in Kaysville earn more than those in 92% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.2 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 14.8 in Salt Lake City. Below the poverty line: 3.4% of residents, next to 8.5% for Utah as a whole. Kaysville grades A+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Kaysville
Kaysville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Kaysville went from 6,309 in 2013 to 8,896 in 2023, +41%. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Kaysville
26% of Kaysville workers work from home, against 18% across Utah. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Kaysville’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kaysville is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #15 of 119 in Utah. Household income is its strongest input ($133,026, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kaysville could be anywhere from A to A+.
What Kaysville’s employers do
8,896 jobs are based in Kaysville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kaysville, 2013 → 2023: 6,309 → 8,896. 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 Kaysville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Kaysville’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kaysville workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,946 commuters (the 26% 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 a workday changes Kaysville
On a workday 12,070 residents head out to work, 1,359 work right here, and 7,537 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29,000 people are in Kaysville on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.66 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.
22% of working residents work in Salt Lake City
Where Kaysville clocks in
22% of workers
9% 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.
Kaysville’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.
Kaysville is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kaysville is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns, #36 of 119 in Utah. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.2% 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 14,776 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 43% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 76% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.6% of Kaysville households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Kaysville’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Kaysville is 103rd of 1,315 U.S. towns of 23,000 to 45,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Holladay UT | 31,162 | $117K | 4.1% | 2.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 96 | Syracuse UT | 39,909 | $133K | 4.8% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 101 | Morrisville NC | 32,466 | $125K | 3.1% | 3.3% | 7% | A+ |
| 102 | Westerville OH | 38,165 | $109K | 5.6% | 2.2% | 11% | A+ |
| 103 | Kaysville UT | 33,307 | $133K | 3.4% | 2.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 104 | Montgomery Township PA | 26,210 | $134K | 3.6% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
| 105 | Princeton TX | 43,524 | $105K | 4.1% | 2.5% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 202 | Pleasant Grove UT | 37,773 | $101K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,315 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Kaysville, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
15% of Kaysville works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Layton (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kaysville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaysville | – | A+ | A− | 22 min | $133,026 |
| Layton | 9% | A− | A− | 23 min | $102,480 |
| Fruit Heights | under 3% | A+ | B+ | 25 min | $140,679 |
| Farmington | 6% | A | A− | 22 min | $127,338 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kaysville’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 Kaysville: questions
What is the median household income in Kaysville?
$133,026 (±$15,048) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kaysville?
3.4%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kaysville?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kaysville work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (22%, 18 mi), Layton (9%, 3 mi), Farmington (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kaysville walkable?
Kaysville is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kaysville without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kaysville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kaysville
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.