Most of North Ogden commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 14.8 in Salt Lake City. Employers in North Ogden report 3,066 jobs for 9,630 working residents. For jobs and income North Ogden is better than 86% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from North Ogden, in brief
North Ogden has added jobs fast
Jobs based in North Ogden went from 1,779 in 2013 to 3,066 in 2023, +72%. The jobs ↓
A lot of North Ogden works one town over
32% of working residents work in a town that borders North Ogden: Ogden (28%) and Pleasant View (4%). Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside North Ogden
60% of North Ogden residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in North Ogden pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in North Ogden pay little
27% of the jobs based in North Ogden pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 35% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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.
Why North Ogden gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Household income is its strongest input ($113,722, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Ogden could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The kinds of work in North Ogden
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Ogden, 2013 → 2023: 1,779 → 3,066. 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 Ogden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in North Ogden, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 9,157 residents head out to work, 473 work right here, and 2,593 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in North Ogden on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
28% of working residents work in Ogden
Where North Ogden clocks in
28% of workers
9% 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 25 minutes each way, longer than most of Utah
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Ogden workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,741 commuters (the 19% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from North Ogden
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 Ogden
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.3% 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 10,761 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 86% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 5% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 75% 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). 1.9% of North Ogden households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of North Ogden’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Ogden places 433rd of 1,787 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 15,000 to 29,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 80 | Bluffdale UT | 19,506 | $130K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Centerville UT | 16,480 | $123K | 3.1% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 173 | Highland UT | 21,571 | $186K | 1.9% | 3.9% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 431 | Granite Bay CA | 21,673 | $185K | 5.1% | 4.5% | 6% | A |
| 432 | New Brighton MN | 22,159 | $89K | 8.3% | 2.5% | 6% | A |
| 433 | North Ogden UT | 21,689 | $114K | 5.3% | 2.5% | 5% | A |
| 434 | Secaucus NJ | 22,640 | $140K | 5.8% | 5.6% | 12% | A |
| 435 | Howard WI | 22,233 | $85K | 5.1% | 2.5% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,787 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Ogden, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Work next door: 32% of North Ogden’s workers
The biggest share goes to Ogden (28%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Ogden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Ogden | – | A | A− | 25 min | $113,722 |
| Pleasant View | 4% | A | B | 24 min | $129,462 |
| Harrisville | under 2% | A | B | 21 min | $88,750 |
| Ogden | 28% | B− | A | 23 min | $72,575 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Ogden’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 Ogden: questions
What is the median household income in North Ogden?
$113,722 (±$7,059) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Ogden?
5.3%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Ogden?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Ogden work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ogden (28%, 6 mi), Salt Lake City (9%, 37 mi), Pleasant View (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Ogden walkable?
North Ogden is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Ogden without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 5% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Ogden, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Ogden
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.