Photo: Val42 (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in West Haven (1.4%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
West Haven grades A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Measured by household income, West Haven is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. Only 5% stay in West Haven for work; outside it, Ogden is the main destination (24%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
West Haven at work: what stands out
A lot of West Haven works one town over
29% of working residents work in a town that borders West Haven: Ogden (24%) and Roy (5%). Next door ↓
Most West Haven residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 6% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
West Haven makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in West Haven are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs West Haven residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. 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.
The four measures behind West Haven’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Haven is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #32 of 119 in Utah. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 71% 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, West Haven could be anywhere from A− to A+.
How many miles West Haven commutes
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.
37% of the jobs in West Haven make or build things
4,661 jobs are based in West Haven.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Haven, 2013 → 2023: 3,638 → 4,661. 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 West Haven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
West Haven by day and by night
On a workday 8,807 residents head out to work, 421 work right here, and 4,240 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21,000 people are in West Haven on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.51 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.
Commuting out of West Haven: the destinations
Where West Haven clocks in
24% of workers
10% 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.
Each way, about 23 minutes from West Haven
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Haven workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,213 commuters (the 18% 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.
Driving is how West Haven gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Haven is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns, #85 of 119 in Utah. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% 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 11,195 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 38% 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 2.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 69% 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). 3.2% of West Haven households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of West Haven’s commuters take a bus or train.
West Haven next to U.S. towns of 18,000 to 35,000: 301st of 1,576 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 66 | Bluffdale UT | 19,506 | $130K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Holladay UT | 31,162 | $117K | 4.1% | 2.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 127 | Kaysville UT | 33,307 | $133K | 3.4% | 2.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 299 | Burlington MA | 26,778 | $146K | 5.9% | 4.4% | 13% | A |
| 300 | Springfield Township NJ | 18,342 | $156K | 5.7% | 4.8% | 5% | A |
| 301 | West Haven UT | 25,627 | $101K | 6.2% | 1.4% | 5% | A |
| 302 | Decatur GA | 25,276 | $139K | 6.2% | 4.3% | 9% | A |
| 303 | Penn Township PA | 20,755 | $113K | 5.2% | 3.0% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,576 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 West Haven, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Next door is work for 29% of West Haven
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Haven workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Haven | – | A | B− | 23 min | $101,012 |
| Marriott-Slaterville | under 2% | A− | B | 20 min | $101,786 |
| Ogden | 24% | B− | A | 23 min | $72,575 |
| Roy | 5% | A | A− | 25 min | $91,282 |
| Hooper | under 2% | A | C− | 24 min | $113,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ogden. Darker towns draw more of West Haven’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 West Haven: questions
What is the median household income in West Haven?
$101,012 (±$9,986) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Haven?
6.2%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Haven?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Haven work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ogden (24%, 5 mi), Salt Lake City (10%, 31 mi), Layton (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Haven walkable?
West Haven is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 9.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Haven without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 27% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Haven, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Haven
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.