Most of White City commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn White City B+; getting around on foot earns it A. White City has 398 jobs; 2,852 of its residents have a job. Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
White City at work: what stands out
White City is a place people come home to
There are 398 jobs based in White City, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday White City has about 2,700 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside White City
62% of White City residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in White City pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in White City pay little
30% of the jobs based in White City pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 30% 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.
What’s behind White City’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, White City is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #72 of 119 in Utah. Job access by car holds White City’s grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.8%, 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, White City could be anywhere from B to A+.
How a workday changes White City
On a workday 2,836 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 382 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in White City on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
What White City’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White City, 2013 → 2023: 220 → 398. 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 White City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
25% of working residents work in Salt Lake City
Where White City clocks in
25% of workers
13% 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 trip to work from White City: 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 White City workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,354 commuters (the 22% 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 distance from White City 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.
In White City, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, White City is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns, #20 of 119 in Utah. Both inputs place White City near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,007 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 62% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 1% 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). 2.0% of White City households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of White City’s commuters take a bus or train.
How White City ranks: 1,073rd of 3,627 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 6,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 79 | Fruit Heights UT | 5,952 | $141K | 3.9% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 104 | West Bountiful UT | 5,931 | $135K | 3.7% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 211 | Snyderville UT | 5,948 | $144K | 4.6% | 1.3% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,071 | Bullard TX | 5,301 | $119K | 6.2% | 4.7% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,072 | Mount Vernon IA | 4,514 | $113K | 8.2% | 4.2% | 21% | B+ |
| 1,073 | White City UT | 5,146 | $106K | 6.6% | 6.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,074 | Strasburg Township PA | 4,704 | $94K | 13.9% | 1.5% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,075 | Northwood OH | 5,252 | $77K | 13.8% | 0.2% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,627 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 White City, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
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 White City: questions
What is the median household income in White City?
$106,357 (±$9,122) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White City?
6.6%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White City?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White City work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (25%, 15 mi), Sandy (13%, 1 mi), Draper (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is White City walkable?
White City is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.3 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around White City without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White City, from the people who make the trip.
More of White City
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.