Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainSantaquin has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 84% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #49 of 119 in Utah.
Walkability C+: more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns · #104 of 119 in Utah.
Household incomes here are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Utah 22, U.S. 26). Only 7% work in Santaquin; the top destination outside it is Provo (11%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Santaquin
Many jobs in Santaquin pay little
42% of the jobs based in Santaquin pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 43% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Santaquin has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Santaquin went from 792 in 2013 to 1,419 in 2023, +79%. The jobs ↓
Santaquin is a place people come home to
There are 1,419 jobs based in Santaquin, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Santaquin has about 12,000 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Santaquin
57% of Santaquin residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 31% of the jobs based in Santaquin pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A young workforce
34% of Santaquin’s working residents are 29 or younger, about one in three. The jobs ↓
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.
What’s behind Santaquin’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Santaquin is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #49 of 119 in Utah. The poverty rate holds Santaquin’s grade up (3.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 45% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Santaquin could be anywhere from B+ to A.
What the 1,419 jobs in Santaquin are
1,419 jobs are based in Santaquin. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Santaquin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Santaquin, 2013 → 2023: 792 → 1,419. 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.
Santaquin quiets down on a workday
On a workday 7,613 residents head out to work, 562 work right here, and 857 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Santaquin on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.17 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
11% of working residents work in Provo
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Santaquin clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Utah
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Santaquin workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,629 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Utah: 82% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Santaquin commutes less than 22 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 18% 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.
Most trips from Santaquin start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Santaquin is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #104 of 119 in Utah. Both inputs place Santaquin near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,760 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 21% 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 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% 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). 0.5% of Santaquin households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Santaquin’s commuters take a bus or train.
Santaquin is 557th of 2,023 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 26,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Santaquin, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | West Point UT | 13,058 | $121K | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Bluffdale UT | 19,506 | $130K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 97 | Centerville UT | 16,480 | $123K | 3.1% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 555 | Chester VA | 24,474 | $95K | 8.1% | 2.5% | 4% | A− |
| 556 | Saco ME | 21,159 | $92K | 6.4% | 2.1% | 14% | A− |
| 557 | Santaquin UT | 18,989 | $100K | 3.9% | 2.1% | 7% | A− |
| 558 | Medina Township IL | 13,863 | $124K | 5.3% | 3.9% | 9% | A− |
| 559 | Northdale FL | 25,710 | $95K | 5.7% | 3.6% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,023 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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.
Santaquin and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Santaquin’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Santaquin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santaquin | – | A− | C+ | 27 min | $99,837 |
| Spring Lake | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| West Mountain | under 3% | A | D | 25 min | $111,791 |
| Genola | under 3% | B | C+ | 29 min | $126,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Lake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Santaquin: questions
What is the median household income in Santaquin?
$99,837 (±$4,117) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Santaquin?
3.9%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Santaquin?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Santaquin work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Provo (11%, 21 mi), Payson (10%, 5 mi), Spanish Fork (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Santaquin walkable?
Santaquin is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Santaquin without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Santaquin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Santaquin
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.