Photo: GreenGlass1972 · Public domainMost of Wanship commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
10% of workers work from home (Utah 18%). There are 188 jobs in Wanship, against 339 working residents. Hardly any work in Wanship itself; outside it, Salt Lake City draws the most (15%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wanship at work: what stands out
Wanship’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wanship is Salt Lake City, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (51) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Wanship workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 339 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Near or far: the trip to work from Wanship
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.
The daily trip from Wanship: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wanship workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 10% 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.
A workday in Wanship: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 336 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 185 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14 people are in Wanship on a workday afternoon, 92% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Wanship’s residents
Where Wanship clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Wanship
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wanship, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 188. 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 Wanship’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Wanship: questions
What is the median household income in Wanship?
$126,071 (±$63,612) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wanship?
2.4%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wanship?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wanship work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (15%, 27 mi), Park City (12%, 12 mi), Coalville (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wanship without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wanship, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wanship
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.