Photo: P. Kent Fairbanks · Public domainPine Valley has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 12 jobs in Pine Valley, and 82 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Pine Valley for work; outside it, St. George is the main destination (40%, 22 miles). 42% of workers work from home, where Utah as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Pine Valley by day
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Pine Valley on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Pine Valley to work: where people go
Where Pine Valley clocks in
40% 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.
75% of the jobs in Pine Valley pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Valley, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 12. 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 Pine Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pine Valley
of Pine Valley workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 42% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Pine Valley
About 22% 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.
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 Pine Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Valley?
$104,286 (±$43,868) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Valley?
0.0%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pine Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. George (40%, 22 mi), Enterprise (15%, 18 mi), Cedar City (9%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pine Valley 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 Pine Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine Valley
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.