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Jobs & commute in Woodland

Woodland has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

54 jobs are based in Woodland, and 197 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Woodland; the top destination outside it is Kamas (18%, 5 miles). The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average; Utah averages 22, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Woodland for work, and who comes in

On a workday 195 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.

195live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
52work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night630
Workday480
630live here− 200head out to work+ 52come in to work= 480on a workday

About 480 people are in Woodland on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.27jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Woodland to work: where people go

Elk RidgeKamas: 36 residents work here (18%)FrancisMidvale: 4 residents work here (2%)OakleyMillcreekLogan: 4 residents work here (2%)South Jordan: 4 residents work here (2%)Heber: 6 residents work here (3%)Park City: 18 residents work here (9%)OremDraper: 7 residents work here (4%)Salt Lake City: 25 residents work here (13%)WoodlandHoytsvilleMarionEast Basin: 4 residents work here (2%)Snyderville: 11 residents work here (6%)KamasSalt Lake CityPark CitySnydervilleDraperHeberWoodland
1
Kamas5 mi away
18%36
2
Salt Lake City38.6 mi away
13%25
3
Park City14.4 mi away
9%18
4
Snyderville18.1 mi away
6%11
5
Draper33.6 mi away
4%7
6
Heber8.5 mi away
3%6
7
Midvale34.5 mi away
2%4
8
Logan85.9 mi away
2%4
9
South Jordan39.8 mi away
2%4
10
East Basin16.2 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%78
The top trips

Where Woodland clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

39% of the jobs in Woodland make or build things

Jobs based in WoodlandJobs Woodland residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms39%23%
Trade, transport & utilities7%16%
Services: health, schools, offices54%61%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less22%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%17%
Over $3,333 a month44%68%

Who does it

29 or younger28%23%
30 to 5446%52%
55 and older26%25%
+50%

Jobs based in Woodland, 2014 → 2024: 36 → 54. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Woodland’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Woodland: about 23 minutes

A year of commuting
179 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Woodland23 min
Utah22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
15%

of Woodland workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Woodland gets to work
93%Drive alone
5%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 193 commuters (the 15% 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Woodland

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miKamas: 18% · 5 miSalt Lake City: 13% · 38.6 miPark City: 9% · 14.4 miSnyderville: 6% · 18.1 miDraper: 4% · 33.6 miHeber: 3% · 8.5 miMidvale: 2% · 34.5 miLogan: 2% · 85.9 miSouth Jordan: 2% · 39.8 miEast Basin: 2% · 16.2 miKamas 18%Park City 9%Draper 4%Woodland
WoodlandTop destinations (size = commuters)
24%Under 10 mi47 residents
30%10–24 mi58 residents
37%25–50 mi73 residents
9%Over 50 mi17 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Woodland and the towns next door

Francis: few work hereFrancisWoodland
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownWoodland workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Woodland–——23 min$85,135
Francisunder 3%AC+27 min$117,054

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Woodland’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Woodland: questions

What is the median household income in Woodland?

$85,135 (±$30,868) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Woodland?

1.8%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Woodland?

23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Woodland work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kamas (18%, 5 mi), Salt Lake City (13%, 39 mi), Park City (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Woodland 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 Woodland, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Woodland

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.