Photo: PeteysHead · CC BY-SA 4.0Park City’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
About two in five work in Park City; the top destination outside it is Salt Lake City (10%, 24 miles). The poverty rate is 6.5%, where Utah as a whole has 8.5%. For jobs and income Park City is better than 90% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Park City: the figures worth knowing
Park City fills up on a workday
Park City has 12,889 jobs, 3.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 17,000 people are in town, more than double the 8,600 who live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Park City pay little
32% of the jobs based in Park City pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 32% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Park City 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
33% of Park City’s working residents are 29 or younger, about one in three. The jobs ↓
Park City’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Park City is Salt Lake City, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (434) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 Park City earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment is its strongest input (0.8%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Park City could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who commutes out of Park City, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,407 residents head out to work, 1,752 work right here, and 11,137 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Park City on a workday afternoon, 102% more than live here.
3.1 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Park City
12,889 jobs are based in Park City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Park City, 2013 → 2023: 10,023 → 12,889. 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 Park City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Park City: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Park City workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,544 commuters (the 25% 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.
Miles to work from Park City
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.
Commuting in to Park City: where workers come from
Where Park City clocks in
10% of workers
2% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Park City
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 10.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.0% across Utah, on an EPA index of 8.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,707 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.4% of Park City households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Park City’s commuters take a bus or train.
Park City is 418th of 2,944 U.S. towns of 6,000 to 11,600 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 97 | South Weber UT | 8,218 | $139K | 2.2% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 170 | Plain City UT | 9,256 | $133K | 2.6% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 207 | Stansbury Park UT | 11,242 | $127K | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 416 | Travis Ranch TX | 9,025 | $84K | 7.3% | 0.7% | <1% | A |
| 417 | Felida WA | 10,841 | $165K | 1.9% | 4.3% | 3% | A |
| 418 | Park City UT | 8,587 | $134K | 6.5% | 0.8% | 42% | A |
| 419 | Jackson WI | 8,322 | $93K | 6.0% | 1.5% | 5% | A |
| 420 | Stow MA | 7,248 | $186K | 5.2% | 4.1% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,944 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Park City, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Around Park City: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Snyderville (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Park City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park City | – | A | A | 15 min | $133,558 |
| Snyderville | 6% | A+ | A | 22 min | $143,517 |
| Brighton | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brighton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Park City’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 Park City: questions
What is the median household income in Park City?
$133,558 (±$25,954) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Park City?
6.5%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Park City?
15 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Park City work?
42% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (10%, 24 mi), Snyderville (6%, 4 mi), Provo (2%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Park City walkable?
Park City is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Park City without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Park City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Park City
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.