Warenski-Duvall Commercial Building and Apartments · Photo: Karrol Broschinsky · Public domainMurray has higher household incomes than 69% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 6.0% of residents, next to 8.5% across Utah. The two grades for Murray are A− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 9.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 14.8 in Salt Lake City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Murray apart on work
Most Murray residents work close to home
77% 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 ↓
Murray is where the jobs are
Murray has 43,440 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
29% of Murray works in Salt Lake City
7,471 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Salt Lake City, 8.9 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Murray itself. The commute map ↓
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.
How Murray earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Murray is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #50 of 119 in Utah. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Murray could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The distance from Murray to work
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.
The daily commute in and out of Murray
On a workday 22,587 residents head out to work, 2,807 work right here, and 40,633 people come in from elsewhere.
About 71,000 people are in Murray on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Who travels to work in Murray, and from where
Where Murray clocks in
29% 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.
The 43,440 jobs based in Murray
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Murray, 2013 → 2023: 39,332 → 43,440. 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 Murray’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Murray: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Murray workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21,484 commuters (the 21% 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: Murray
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Murray is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns, #12 of 119 in Utah. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.5% 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 27,036 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 92% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 16% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.3 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). 5.5% of Murray households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Murray’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 37,000 to 72,000, Murray ranks 242nd of 850 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 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Syracuse UT | 39,909 | $133K | 4.8% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Draper UT | 50,652 | $129K | 6.1% | 2.4% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 70 | Riverton UT | 47,395 | $127K | 3.6% | 3.4% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 240 | Romeoville IL | 41,281 | $106K | 5.5% | 5.0% | 8% | A− |
| 241 | Fair Lawn NJ | 37,128 | $145K | 6.1% | 6.2% | 4% | A− |
| 242 | Murray UT | 53,297 | $91K | 6.0% | 3.8% | 11% | A− |
| 243 | Trumbull CT | 38,075 | $163K | 5.3% | 5.6% | 10% | A− |
| 244 | Center Township IN | 41,028 | $102K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 19% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 850 | 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 Murray, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Work next door: 10% of Murray’s workers
The biggest share goes to Millcreek (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Murray workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray | – | A− | A | 21 min | $90,746 |
| Taylorsville | under 3% | B+ | A− | 22 min | $86,413 |
| Millcreek | 4% | A− | A | 21 min | $98,045 |
| Midvale | 3% | B+ | A+ | 21 min | $75,084 |
| Holladay | under 3% | A+ | A− | 20 min | $117,043 |
| West Jordan | 3% | A | A− | 24 min | $108,153 |
| Cottonwood Heights | under 3% | A | A | 22 min | $119,422 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Murray’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 Murray: questions
What is the median household income in Murray?
$90,746 (±$6,707) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Murray?
6.0%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Murray?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Murray work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (29%, 9 mi), West Valley City (7%, 7 mi), Sandy (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Murray walkable?
Murray is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.7 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Murray without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 16% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Murray, from the people who make the trip.
More of Murray
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.