Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainSunset has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B+: better than 68% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #77 of 119 in Utah.
Walkability A: more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns · #4 of 119 in Utah.
Household incomes here are higher than in 51% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 21 minutes each way (Utah 22, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Sunset; the top destination outside it is Ogden (18%, 7 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.2 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 14.8 in Salt Lake City (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Sunset
Few Sunset workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 18% across Utah. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
A young workforce
30% of Sunset’s working residents are 29 or younger. 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.
What’s behind Sunset’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sunset is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #77 of 119 in Utah. Job access by car holds Sunset’s grade up (ahead of 77% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (10.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sunset could be anywhere from C+ to A.
About 21 minutes each way, about the UT average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sunset workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,090 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Utah: 82% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
What the 1,266 jobs in Sunset are
1,266 jobs are based in Sunset. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sunset’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sunset, 2013 → 2023: 1,047 → 1,266. 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.
Sunset quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,468 residents head out to work, 47 work right here, and 1,219 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,300 people are in Sunset on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.50 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.
18% of working residents work in Ogden
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Sunset clocks in
18% of workers
13% of workers
10% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Sunset commutes less than 8 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Sunset is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sunset is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #4 of 119 in Utah. Both inputs place Sunset 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 3,221 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 98% 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 4.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% 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). 1.5% of Sunset households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Sunset’s commuters take a bus or train.
Sunset is 1,257th of 3,502 U.S. towns of 3,900 to 7,500 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Sunset, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 70 | Fruit Heights UT | 5,952 | $141K | 3.9% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | West Bountiful UT | 5,931 | $135K | 3.7% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 202 | Snyderville UT | 5,948 | $144K | 4.6% | 1.3% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,255 | Cicero IN | 5,581 | $67K | 11.5% | 0.8% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,256 | Wood Village OR | 4,706 | $85K | 16.6% | 2.6% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,257 | Sunset UT | 5,549 | $76K | 10.5% | 2.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,258 | Bridgewater VA | 6,924 | $75K | 6.3% | 3.4% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,259 | Hurley NY | 6,133 | $101K | 10.1% | 2.4% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,502 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Sunset and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Sunset’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 Sunset: questions
What is the median household income in Sunset?
$76,364 (±$13,558) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sunset?
10.5%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sunset?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sunset work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ogden (18%, 7 mi), Salt Lake City (13%, 26 mi), Layton (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sunset walkable?
Sunset is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sunset without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sunset, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sunset
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.