Household incomes in Taylorsville are higher than in 64% of U.S. towns
Taylorsville grades B+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability. 8.9% of residents live below the poverty line; Utah has 8.5%. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.9 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
The commute and the jobs: Taylorsville in brief
Most Taylorsville residents work close to home
77% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
30% of Taylorsville works in Salt Lake City
8,710 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Salt Lake City, 8.3 miles away. That’s 6 times as many as work in Taylorsville itself. The commute map ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Taylorsville’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Taylorsville is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #75 of 119 in Utah. Job access by car holds Taylorsville’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Taylorsville could be anywhere from B to A−.
Short hops and long hauls from Taylorsville
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.
30% of working residents work in Salt Lake City
Where Taylorsville clocks in
30% 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.
Who leaves Taylorsville for work, and who comes in
On a workday 27,511 residents head out to work, 1,438 work right here, and 16,514 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46,000 people are in Taylorsville on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.62 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 2024, primary jobs.
Jobs in Taylorsville: what the 17,952 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Taylorsville, 2014 → 2024: 19,507 → 17,952. 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 Taylorsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Taylorsville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Taylorsville workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25,635 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In Taylorsville, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Taylorsville is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #34 of 119 in Utah. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.6% 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 30,169 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 96% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 17% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 84% 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). 4.6% of Taylorsville households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Taylorsville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 787 U.S. towns of 40,000 to 78,000, Taylorsville comes 337th 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 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Draper UT | 50,652 | $129K | 6.1% | 2.4% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Riverton UT | 47,395 | $127K | 3.6% | 3.4% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | Saratoga Springs UT | 61,397 | $129K | 5.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 335 | McHenry Township IL | 48,110 | $95K | 8.4% | 3.9% | 11% | B+ |
| 336 | Cortlandt NY | 42,413 | $140K | 5.7% | 7.9% | 11% | B+ |
| 337 | Taylorsville UT | 57,484 | $86K | 8.9% | 4.3% | 5% | B+ |
| 338 | Winslow Township NJ | 40,562 | $99K | 9.0% | 4.8% | 5% | B+ |
| 339 | Palos Township IL | 55,372 | $86K | 8.8% | 4.8% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 787 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | 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 Taylorsville, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
23% of Taylorsville works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to West Valley City (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Taylorsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorsville | – | B+ | A− | 22 min | $86,413 |
| Murray | 6% | A− | A | 21 min | $90,746 |
| West Jordan | 5% | A | A− | 24 min | $108,153 |
| Millcreek | 3% | A− | A | 21 min | $98,045 |
| Kearns | under 3% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $86,968 |
| West Valley City | 9% | B+ | A | 23 min | $92,209 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Taylorsville’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 Taylorsville: questions
What is the median household income in Taylorsville?
$86,413 (±$4,599) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Taylorsville?
8.9%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Taylorsville?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Taylorsville work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (30%, 8 mi), West Valley City (9%, 4 mi), Murray (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Taylorsville walkable?
Taylorsville is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Taylorsville without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 17% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Taylorsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Taylorsville
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.