Photo: An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0Palmyra has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 18% for Utah as a whole. Palmyra has 51 jobs, and 192 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Palmyra for work; outside it, Provo is the main destination (14%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Palmyra for work, and who comes in
On a workday 192 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Palmyra on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
Out of Palmyra to work: where people go
Where Palmyra clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
12% 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.
A place that makes things: 78% of Palmyra’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Palmyra, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 51. 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 Palmyra’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Palmyra: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Palmyra workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far Palmyra’s workers travel
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.
12% of Palmyra works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Palmyra workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra | – | — | — | 30 min | $97,188 |
| Lake Shore | under 3% | A | C− | 21 min | $99,058 |
| Benjamin | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Spanish Fork | 12% | A− | B+ | 20 min | $104,844 |
Same-state neighbors only. Benjamin: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Spanish Fork. Darker towns draw more of Palmyra’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 Palmyra: questions
What is the median household income in Palmyra?
$97,188 (±$75,602) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Palmyra?
0.0%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Palmyra?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Palmyra work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Provo (14%, 8 mi), Springville (13%, 4 mi), Spanish Fork (12%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Palmyra without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Palmyra, from the people who make the trip.
More of Palmyra
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.