Households in Wolf Creek have higher incomes than those in 92% of U.S. towns
32% of workers work from home, against 18% across Utah. 1.3% of residents are in poverty, next to 8.5% for Utah as a whole. Wolf Creek grades A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wolf Creek: the figures worth knowing
Wolf Creek workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 46 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah. Over a year that’s about 353 hours of commuting, 184 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Wolf Creek and Ogden trade workers both ways
Ogden is the top workplace for Wolf Creek residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Wolf Creek come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Wolf Creek works from home
32% of Wolf Creek workers work from home, against 18% across Utah. 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 674 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Wolf Creek: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Wolf Creek is better than 82% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Wolf Creek’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Wolf Creek’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Wolf Creek could be anywhere from B+ to A.
About 46 minutes each way, longer than most of Utah
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wolf Creek workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 403 commuters (the 32% 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.
20% of working residents work in Ogden
Where Wolf Creek clocks in
20% of workers
13% of workers
5% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Wolf Creek
On a workday 648 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 471 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Wolf Creek on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.74 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
497 jobs are based in Wolf Creek.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wolf Creek, 2013 → 2023: 298 → 497. 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 Wolf Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Wolf Creek commutes less than 14 miles
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.
Few in Wolf Creek walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wolf Creek is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 596 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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 Wolf Creek households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wolf Creek’s commuters take a bus or train.
Wolf Creek places 452nd of 5,400 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 130 | Emigration Canyon UT | 1,417 | $191K | 2.7% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 253 | Lake Shore UT | 1,129 | $99K | 0.0% | 20.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 262 | Mantua UT | 1,389 | $142K | 2.4% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 450 | Estell Manor NJ | 1,696 | $97K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 2% | A− |
| 451 | Fairfield Township IN | 1,401 | $103K | 1.5% | 0.0% | <1% | A− |
| 452 | Wolf Creek UT | 1,339 | $131K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 4% | A− |
| 453 | Altamont NY | 1,648 | $112K | 6.4% | 0.8% | 3% | A− |
| 454 | Surrey ND | 1,450 | $106K | 1.4% | 3.4% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Wolf Creek, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
How Wolf Creek compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Eden (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wolf Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Creek | – | A− | C− | 46 min | $130,729 |
| Liberty | 2% | B+ | C | 28 min | $106,719 |
| Eden | 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eden: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wolf Creek’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 Wolf Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Wolf Creek?
$130,729 (±$30,823) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wolf Creek?
1.3%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wolf Creek?
46 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wolf Creek work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ogden (20%, 10 mi), Salt Lake City (13%, 38 mi), Layton (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wolf Creek walkable?
Wolf Creek is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wolf Creek
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.