Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0How Koosharem works: jobs, income and commuting
Working from home is the commute for 11% of workers; Utah has 18%. Only 1% work in Koosharem; the top destination outside it is Richfield (26%, 20 miles). Commuters spend 7 minutes getting to work on average, next to 22 for Utah and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Koosharem fills up on a workday
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 150 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Koosharem on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Koosharem
Where Koosharem clocks in
26% of workers
5% 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.
What work there is in Koosharem: 151 jobs
151 jobs are based in Koosharem.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Koosharem, 2013 → 2023: 152 → 151. 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 Koosharem’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 7 minutes each way, quicker than most of Utah
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Koosharem workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 66 commuters (the 11% 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.
The commute from Koosharem, by distance
About 51% 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.
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 Koosharem: questions
What is the median household income in Koosharem?
$77,500 (±$23,824) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Koosharem?
2.1%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Koosharem?
7 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Koosharem work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richfield (26%, 20 mi), Nephi (5%, 82 mi), Salt Lake City (5%, 156 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Koosharem 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 Koosharem, from the people who make the trip.
More of Koosharem
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.