Thomas and Beda Anderberg House · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Midvale (3.3%) is lower than in 65% of U.S. towns
Midvale has 21,452 jobs, against 17,949 working residents. Only 5% work in Midvale; the top destination outside it is Salt Lake City (26%, 11 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, 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
Where Midvale stands out on work
Midvale trades workers with the towns around it
Midvale has about as many jobs (21,452) as working residents (17,949), but they are mostly different people: 17,037 residents leave for work each day while 20,540 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Midvale are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Midvale has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Midvale went from 13,622 in 2013 to 21,452 in 2023, +57%. The jobs ↓
Most Midvale residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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.
How Midvale earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Midvale is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #76 of 119 in Utah. Job access by car holds Midvale’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (11.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Midvale could be anywhere from B to A−.
Who commutes out of Midvale, and who commutes in
On a workday 17,037 residents head out to work, 912 work right here, and 20,540 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40,000 people are in Midvale on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Midvale’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midvale, 2013 → 2023: 13,622 → 21,452. 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 Midvale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Midvale commutes less than 8 miles
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.
Commuting out of Midvale: the destinations
Where Midvale clocks in
26% 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.
Commuting from Midvale: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Midvale workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,714 commuters (the 15% 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.
Midvale is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 20,941 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 50% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 9.4% of Midvale households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Midvale’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Midvale ranks: 625th of 1,239 U.S. towns of 25,000 to 49,000
| # | 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+ |
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| 77 | Holladay UT | 31,162 | $117K | 4.1% | 2.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Syracuse UT | 39,909 | $133K | 4.8% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 91 | Kaysville UT | 33,307 | $133K | 3.4% | 2.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 623 | La Verne CA | 30,178 | $104K | 8.5% | 7.1% | 7% | B+ |
| 624 | Wheeling IL | 38,391 | $85K | 10.0% | 4.8% | 9% | B+ |
| 625 | Midvale UT | 36,099 | $75K | 11.2% | 3.3% | 5% | B+ |
| 626 | Exeter Township PA | 26,069 | $100K | 7.6% | 5.5% | 8% | B+ |
| 627 | Randolph Town MA | 34,948 | $110K | 8.4% | 7.7% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,239 | 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 Midvale, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Next door is work for 18% of Midvale
The biggest share goes to Sandy (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Midvale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midvale | – | B+ | A+ | 21 min | $75,084 |
| Sandy | 7% | A | A− | 23 min | $112,176 |
| Murray | 6% | A− | A | 21 min | $90,746 |
| West Jordan | 5% | A | A− | 24 min | $108,153 |
| Cottonwood Heights | under 4% | A | A | 22 min | $119,422 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Midvale’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 Midvale: questions
What is the median household income in Midvale?
$75,084 (±$3,649) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midvale?
11.2%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midvale?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midvale work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (26%, 11 mi), Sandy (7%, 4 mi), West Valley City (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Midvale walkable?
Midvale is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.4 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Midvale without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 50% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Midvale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Midvale
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.