Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainMost of Kingston commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
10 jobs are based in Kingston for 41 working residents. 87% of workers work from home, against 18% across Utah.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Kingston by day
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 98 people are in Kingston on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
17% of working residents work in Circleville
Where Kingston clocks in
17% of workers
17% of workers
7% 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.
What Kingston’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kingston, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 10. 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 Kingston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kingston
of Kingston workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 87% 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 Kingston’s workers travel
About 39% 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 is work for 17% of Kingston
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kingston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | – | — | — | — | $43,250 |
| Junction | 17% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Junction: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Junction. Darker towns draw more of Kingston’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 Kingston: questions
What is the median household income in Kingston?
$43,250 (±$40,889) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kingston?
0.0%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kingston work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Circleville (17%, 6 mi), Junction (17%, 3 mi), Richfield (7%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kingston 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 Kingston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kingston
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.