Photo: GoMan195531 · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in North Logan (1.4%) is lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in North Logan; the top destination outside it is Logan (30%, 3 miles). For jobs and income North Logan is better than 67% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (A). Commuters spend 15 minutes getting to work on average; Utah averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from North Logan, in brief
North Logan and Logan trade workers both ways
Logan is the top workplace for North Logan residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in North Logan come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from North Logan are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 22 across Utah. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Utah worker. Time on the road ↓
A young workforce
32% of North Logan’s working residents are 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
North Logan has added jobs fast
Jobs based in North Logan went from 4,971 in 2013 to 6,892 in 2023, +39%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for North Logan
Unemployment holds North Logan’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (14.4%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Logan could be anywhere from B to A−.
Out of North Logan to work: where people go
Where North Logan clocks in
30% of workers
6% 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 North Logan: about 15 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Logan workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,970 commuters (the 14% 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 kinds of work in North Logan
6,892 jobs are based in North Logan.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Logan, 2013 → 2023: 4,971 → 6,892. 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 North Logan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
North Logan on a workday afternoon
On a workday 4,663 residents head out to work, 670 work right here, and 6,222 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in North Logan on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.29 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.
Half of North Logan commutes less than 6 miles
About 27% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: North Logan
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 10.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.0% across Utah, on an EPA index of 8.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,757 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.4% of North Logan households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of North Logan’s commuters take a bus or train.
How North Logan ranks: 1,194th of 2,695 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | South Weber UT | 8,218 | $139K | 2.2% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 105 | West Point UT | 13,058 | $121K | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 162 | Plain City UT | 9,256 | $133K | 2.6% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,192 | Commerce CA | 11,688 | $77K | 12.4% | 3.9% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,193 | Molalla OR | 10,104 | $89K | 4.3% | 4.7% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,194 | North Logan UT | 11,608 | $90K | 14.4% | 1.4% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,195 | Berlin Township MI | 10,123 | $85K | 8.3% | 4.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,196 | Terrace Heights WA | 10,041 | $83K | 14.4% | 0.5% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 North Logan, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
33% of North Logan works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Logan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Logan | – | B+ | A | 15 min | $89,891 |
| Hyde Park | 3% | A− | C+ | 16 min | $113,102 |
| Logan | 30% | C | A | 15 min | $60,687 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Logan. Darker towns draw more of North Logan’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 North Logan: questions
What is the median household income in North Logan?
$89,891 (±$8,189) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Logan?
14.4%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Logan?
15 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Logan work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logan (30%, 3 mi), Salt Lake City (6%, 69 mi), Providence (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Logan walkable?
North Logan is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Logan without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Logan, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Logan
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.