Photo: David Jolley · CC BY-SA 3.0How Ophir works: jobs, income and commuting
The Census job records count 16 working residents of Ophir and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Ophir; the top destination outside it is Tooele (31%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Ophir for work, and who comes in
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Commuting out of Ophir: the destinations
Where Ophir clocks in
31% of workers
31% 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.
How many miles Ophir commutes
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 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 Ophir: questions
Where do people who live in Ophir work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tooele (31%, 12 mi), Salt Lake City (31%, 33 mi), Highland (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ophir, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ophir
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.