Davis, David E. House · Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Rush Valley commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Rush Valley report 22 jobs, and 235 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Rush Valley for work; outside it, Tooele is the main destination (19%, 14 miles). 6% of workers have no commute at all, where Utah as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rush Valley at work: what stands out
Rush Valley is a place people come home to
There are 22 jobs based in Rush Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rush Valley has about 280 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rush Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 130 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 235 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Rush Valley by day
On a workday 235 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Rush Valley on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
The trip to work from Rush Valley: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rush Valley workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 commuters (the 6% 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.
The towns that employ Rush Valley’s residents
Where Rush Valley clocks in
19% of workers
18% of workers
7% 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: 68% of Rush Valley’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rush Valley, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 22. 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 Rush Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Rush Valley to work
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 Rush Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Rush Valley?
$87,188 (±$8,713) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rush Valley?
7.6%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rush Valley?
39 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rush Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tooele (19%, 14 mi), Salt Lake City (18%, 40 mi), Grantsville (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rush Valley without a car?
2% 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 Rush Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rush 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.