Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainWest Point has lower unemployment (1.2%) than 93% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn West Point A+; getting around on foot earns it B. Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns. Only 2% stay in West Point for work; outside it, Salt Lake City is the main destination (14%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in West Point: the figures worth knowing
Jobs in West Point have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in West Point went from 497 in 2013 to 1,187 in 2023, +139%. The jobs ↓
West Point is a place people come home to
There are 1,187 jobs based in West Point, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Point has about 9,200 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
West Point’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside West Point is Salt Lake City, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (688) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Many jobs in West Point pay little
28% of the jobs based in West Point pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 35% 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.
West Point’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Point is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #5 of 119 in Utah. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Point could be anywhere from A to A+.
Inside West Point’s 1,187 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Point, 2013 → 2023: 497 → 1,187. 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 Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
West Point on a workday afternoon
On a workday 4,982 residents head out to work, 78 work right here, and 1,109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,200 people are in West Point on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from West Point
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.
Where West Point goes to work
Where West Point clocks in
14% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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.
How long West Point spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Point workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,992 commuters (the 11% 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.
The commute in West Point is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Point is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #81 of 119 in Utah.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,730 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 30% 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 1.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% 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). 1.0% of West Point households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, West Point is 95th among 2,526 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| 94 | Willistown Township PA | 11,443 | $187K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 95 | West Point UT | 13,058 | $121K | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| 96 | Hockessin DE | 13,439 | $171K | 1.5% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| 97 | Honeygo MD | 12,250 | $146K | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 127 | Centerville UT | 16,480 | $123K | 3.1% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Plain City UT | 9,256 | $133K | 2.6% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 185 | Stansbury Park UT | 11,242 | $127K | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Point, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
The towns around West Point
The biggest share goes to Syracuse (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Point | – | A+ | B | 23 min | $120,687 |
| Clinton | under 3% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $116,194 |
| Syracuse | 4% | A+ | B+ | 29 min | $133,443 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Point’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 Point: questions
What is the median household income in West Point?
$120,687 (±$10,156) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Point?
1.6%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Point?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Point work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (14%, 26 mi), Ogden (12%, 10 mi), Layton (10%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Point walkable?
West Point is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Point without a car?
0% 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 West Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Point
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.