Amanda Conk Best House · Photo: Tsayrate · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Millcreek earn more than those in 75% of U.S. towns
Millcreek grades A− for jobs and income and A for walkability. The poverty rate is 7.8% (Utah 8.5%). For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 9.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 14.8 in Salt Lake City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Millcreek
Much of Millcreek works one town over
48% of working residents work in a town that borders Millcreek: Salt Lake City (37%), Murray (5%) and South Salt Lake (4%). Next door ↓
Most Millcreek residents work close to home
73% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Millcreek than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Millcreek fell from 41,484 in 2013 to 24,923 in 2023, −40%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Millcreek’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Millcreek is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #63 of 119 in Utah. Job access by car holds Millcreek’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Millcreek could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Where in the region Millcreek works
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 the 24,923 jobs in Millcreek are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millcreek, 2013 → 2023: 41,484 → 24,923. 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 Millcreek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Millcreek
On a workday 28,443 residents head out to work, 2,123 work right here, and 22,800 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 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.
37% of working residents work in Salt Lake City
Where Millcreek clocks in
37% 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.
About 21 minutes to work from Millcreek
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millcreek workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25,952 commuters (the 23% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Millcreek
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Millcreek is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #7 of 119 in Utah. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 5.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above 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 33,792 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 94% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 27% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% 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). 4.3% of Millcreek households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Millcreek’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 687 U.S. towns of 45,000 to 86,000, Millcreek comes 242nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 35 | Draper UT | 50,652 | $129K | 6.1% | 2.4% | 14% | A |
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| 44 | Riverton UT | 47,395 | $127K | 3.6% | 3.4% | 7% | A |
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| 87 | Saratoga Springs UT | 61,397 | $129K | 5.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 240 | Smyrna GA | 57,513 | $100K | 10.6% | 3.7% | 5% | A− |
| 241 | Farmington Hills MI | 83,291 | $105K | 7.6% | 5.2% | 11% | A− |
| 242 | Millcreek UT | 63,926 | $98K | 7.8% | 4.5% | 7% | A− |
| 243 | Weymouth Town MA | 59,759 | $103K | 7.7% | 4.9% | 10% | A− |
| 244 | Bellevue NE | 64,863 | $85K | 7.8% | 3.2% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 687 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 28% | 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 Millcreek, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
The towns next door employ 48% of Millcreek
The biggest share goes to Salt Lake City (37%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millcreek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millcreek | – | A− | A | 21 min | $98,045 |
| Salt Lake City | 37% | B | A+ | 20 min | $75,090 |
| Murray | 5% | A− | A | 21 min | $90,746 |
| Holladay | 2% | A+ | A− | 20 min | $117,043 |
| Taylorsville | under 3% | B+ | A− | 22 min | $86,413 |
| South Salt Lake | 4% | B− | A | 20 min | $72,152 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Millcreek’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 Millcreek: questions
What is the median household income in Millcreek?
$98,045 (±$5,546) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millcreek?
7.8%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millcreek?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millcreek work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (37%, 8 mi), Murray (5%, 4 mi), West Valley City (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Millcreek walkable?
Millcreek is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.0 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Millcreek without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 27% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millcreek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millcreek
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.