Providence LDS Chapel and Meetinghouse · Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Providence (1.1%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Providence is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Providence is better than 82% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (B+). The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average; Utah averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Providence: the gist
Providence trades workers with the towns around it
Providence has about as many jobs (3,532) as working residents (4,085), but they are mostly different people: 3,802 residents leave for work each day while 3,249 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Providence are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Jobs in Providence have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Providence went from 1,667 in 2013 to 3,532 in 2023, +112%. The jobs ↓
Providence and Logan trade workers both ways
Logan is the top workplace for Providence residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Providence come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Providence
Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (9.4%, U.S. 12.5%). 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, Providence could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Providence
On a workday 3,802 residents head out to work, 283 work right here, and 3,249 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The 3,532 jobs based in Providence
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Providence, 2013 → 2023: 1,667 → 3,532. 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 Providence’s own residents hold wherever they work.
31% of working residents work in Logan
Where Providence clocks in
31% of workers
7% 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.
Getting to work from Providence takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Providence workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,131 commuters (the 17% 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.
Where in the region Providence works
About 28% 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.
Most trips from Providence start in a car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.0% 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 3,769 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.7% of Providence households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Providence’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Providence is 702nd of 2,790 U.S. towns of 6,700 to 12,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 89 | South Weber UT | 8,218 | $139K | 2.2% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 159 | Plain City UT | 9,256 | $133K | 2.6% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 193 | Stansbury Park UT | 11,242 | $127K | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 700 | McGregor FL | 8,490 | $105K | 4.5% | 4.1% | 5% | A− |
| 701 | Croton-on-Hudson NY | 8,282 | $192K | 3.7% | 7.2% | 10% | A− |
| 702 | Providence UT | 9,539 | $118K | 9.4% | 1.1% | 7% | A− |
| 703 | Lake Shore WA | 6,978 | $131K | 3.0% | 6.3% | 1% | A− |
| 704 | Economy PA | 9,098 | $95K | 6.5% | 3.3% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,790 | 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 Providence, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
31% of Providence works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Providence workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | – | A− | B+ | 18 min | $118,072 |
| River Heights | under 2% | A | B | 16 min | $117,708 |
| Millville | under 2% | A− | B− | 18 min | $114,773 |
| Logan | 31% | C | A | 15 min | $60,687 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Logan. Darker towns draw more of Providence’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 Providence: questions
What is the median household income in Providence?
$118,072 (±$16,723) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Providence?
9.4%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Providence?
18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Providence work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logan (31%, 3 mi), North Logan (7%, 5 mi), Salt Lake City (6%, 64 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Providence walkable?
Providence is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Providence without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Providence, from the people who make the trip.
More of Providence
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.