Photo: David Sallay · Public domainSouth Jordan has higher household incomes than 92% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 3.7% of residents, next to 8.5% for Utah as a whole. For jobs and income South Jordan is better than 98% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (A). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 6.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 14.8 in Salt Lake City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
South Jordan and work: the main findings
South Jordan trades workers with the towns around it
South Jordan has about as many jobs (33,589) as working residents (39,220), but they are mostly different people: 35,388 residents leave for work each day while 29,757 people come in. Only 11% of the jobs in South Jordan are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
South Jordan has added jobs fast
Jobs based in South Jordan went from 20,857 in 2014 to 33,589 in 2024, +61%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, 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.
Jobs & income in South Jordan: the grade in detail
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides South Jordan’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, South Jordan could be anywhere from A to A+.
The workday shuffle in and out of South Jordan
On a workday 35,388 residents head out to work, 3,832 work right here, and 29,757 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 2024, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in South Jordan
33,589 jobs are based in South Jordan.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Jordan, 2014 → 2024: 20,857 → 33,589. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs South Jordan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
22% of working residents work in Salt Lake City
Where South Jordan clocks in
22% of workers
7% 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.
About 24 minutes each way, longer than most of Utah
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Jordan workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32,114 commuters (the 23% 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 South Jordan works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Walkable streets, thin transit: South Jordan
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 41,944 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 64% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 27% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 88% 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). 4.8% of South Jordan households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of South Jordan’s commuters take a bus or train.
South Jordan places 5th of 520 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 61,000 to 118,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 4 | Bethesda MD | 69,397 | $192K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 16% | A+ |
| 5 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 6 | Fall Creek Township IN | 75,188 | $146K | 3.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A+ |
| 7 | Ellicott City MD | 75,257 | $157K | 3.7% | 3.0% | 8% | A+ |
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| 32 | Sandy UT | 92,386 | $112K | 5.5% | 2.6% | 13% | A |
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| 53 | Saratoga Springs UT | 61,397 | $129K | 5.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A |
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| 68 | Lehi UT | 95,313 | $131K | 5.0% | 4.0% | 17% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 520 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 50% | 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 South Jordan, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Next door is work for 20% of South Jordan
The biggest share goes to West Jordan (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Jordan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Jordan | – | A+ | A | 24 min | $134,047 |
| Riverton | under 3% | A | A | 25 min | $126,910 |
| Draper | 6% | A | A− | 24 min | $128,910 |
| Herriman | under 3% | A | A− | 27 min | $122,650 |
| West Jordan | 7% | A | A− | 24 min | $108,153 |
| Sandy | 7% | A | A− | 23 min | $112,176 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Jordan’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 2024, 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 South Jordan: questions
What is the median household income in South Jordan?
$134,047 (±$7,292) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Jordan?
3.7%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Jordan?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Jordan work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (22%, 16 mi), West Jordan (7%, 3 mi), Sandy (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is South Jordan walkable?
South Jordan is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around South Jordan without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 27% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Jordan, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Jordan
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.