Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainHouseholds in Syracuse earn more than those in 92% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Syracuse itself; outside it, Salt Lake City draws the most (15%, 23 miles). 4.8% of residents live below the poverty line, against 8.5% across Utah. The two grades for Syracuse are A+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Syracuse: the gist
Syracuse has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Syracuse went from 2,668 in 2013 to 4,771 in 2023, +79%. The jobs ↓
Syracuse workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Syracuse’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Syracuse is Salt Lake City, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (2,307) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Many jobs in Syracuse pay little
27% of the jobs based in Syracuse pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 36% of all the jobs here go to people 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Syracuse
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Syracuse is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #13 of 119 in Utah. Unemployment is its strongest input (1.2%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns). 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, Syracuse could be anywhere from A to A+.
What the 4,771 jobs in Syracuse are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Syracuse, 2013 → 2023: 2,668 → 4,771. 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 Syracuse’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Utah
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Syracuse workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15,133 commuters (the 16% 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.
How far Syracuse goes 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.
Who commutes out of Syracuse, and who commutes in
On a workday 14,460 residents head out to work, 787 work right here, and 3,984 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29,000 people are in Syracuse on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.31 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.
Out of Syracuse to work: where people go
Where Syracuse clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
11% 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.
Few in Syracuse walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Syracuse is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns, #60 of 119 in Utah. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% 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 18,013 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 42% 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 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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). 0.9% of Syracuse households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Syracuse’s commuters take a bus or train.
Syracuse next to U.S. towns of 28,000 to 54,000: 68th of 1,086 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 59 | Holladay UT | 31,162 | $117K | 4.1% | 2.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Melrose MA | 29,597 | $134K | 3.8% | 3.7% | 7% | A+ |
| 67 | Rosemount MN | 31,881 | $130K | 3.0% | 3.5% | 7% | A+ |
| 68 | Syracuse UT | 39,909 | $133K | 4.8% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 69 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| 70 | Lower Macungie Township PA | 33,507 | $125K | 2.7% | 3.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Kaysville UT | 33,307 | $133K | 3.4% | 2.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Draper UT | 50,652 | $129K | 6.1% | 2.4% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,086 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Syracuse, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Syracuse and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Clearfield (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Syracuse workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | – | A+ | B+ | 29 min | $133,443 |
| Clearfield | 7% | B | A− | 22 min | $75,495 |
| West Point | under 2% | A+ | B | 23 min | $120,687 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Syracuse’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 Syracuse: questions
What is the median household income in Syracuse?
$133,443 (±$4,452) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Syracuse?
4.8%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Syracuse?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Syracuse work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (15%, 23 mi), Layton (12%, 6 mi), Ogden (11%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Syracuse walkable?
Syracuse is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Syracuse without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Syracuse, from the people who make the trip.
More of Syracuse
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.