Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainAbout one in three of Woods Cross’ working residents commute to Salt Lake City
Jobs & income A+: better than 95% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #12 of 119 in Utah.
Walkability A−: more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns · #31 of 119 in Utah.
Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 20 minutes each way (Utah 22, U.S. 26). Only 6% work in Woods Cross; the top destination outside it is Salt Lake City (31%, 7 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.8 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 14.8 in Salt Lake City (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Woods Cross
Woods Cross trades workers with the towns around it
Woods Cross has about as many jobs (6,427) as working residents (5,414), but they are mostly different people: 5,096 residents leave for work each day while 6,109 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Woods Cross are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Woods Cross has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Woods Cross went from 3,416 in 2013 to 6,427 in 2023, +88%. The jobs ↓
31% of Woods Cross works in Salt Lake City
1,662 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Salt Lake City, 6.8 miles away. That’s 5 times as many as work in Woods Cross itself. The commute map ↓
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.
What’s behind Woods Cross’ Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Woods Cross is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #12 of 119 in Utah. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Woods Cross’ grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Woods Cross could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 5,096 residents head out to work, 318 work right here, and 6,109 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.19 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Woods Cross makes things: 32% of its jobs are in goods
6,427 jobs are based in Woods Cross. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Woods Cross’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woods Cross, 2013 → 2023: 3,416 → 6,427. 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.
31% of working residents work in Salt Lake City
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Woods Cross clocks in
31% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Utah
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woods Cross workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,498 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Utah: 82% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Woods Cross commutes less than 9 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Woods Cross is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Woods Cross is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns, #31 of 119 in Utah. Both inputs place Woods Cross 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 6,351 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 41% 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 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% 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). 4.3% of Woods Cross households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Woods Cross’ commuters take a bus or train.
Woods Cross is 186th of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Woods Cross, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
| # | 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 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | South Weber UT | 8,218 | $139K | 2.2% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | West Point UT | 13,058 | $121K | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 146 | Plain City UT | 9,256 | $133K | 2.6% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 184 | Washington Township NJ | 9,392 | $180K | 3.2% | 4.4% | 5% | A+ |
| 185 | Oak Hills OR | 11,131 | $127K | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 186 | Woods Cross UT | 11,429 | $121K | 4.8% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| 187 | Purcellville VA | 8,890 | $165K | 4.6% | 1.4% | 9% | A+ |
| 188 | Lower Gwynedd Township PA | 12,290 | $140K | 3.3% | 3.8% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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.
13% of Woods Cross works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Bountiful (7%). Darker towns draw more of Woods Cross’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woods Cross workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Cross | – | A+ | A− | 20 min | $120,543 |
| Bountiful | 7% | A | A | 23 min | $104,785 |
| North Salt Lake | 6% | A− | B+ | 20 min | $101,447 |
| West Bountiful | under 3% | A+ | B | 25 min | $135,179 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Woods Cross: questions
What is the median household income in Woods Cross?
$120,543 (±$12,989) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woods Cross?
4.8%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woods Cross?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woods Cross work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salt Lake City (31%, 7 mi), Bountiful (7%, 3 mi), West Valley City (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Woods Cross walkable?
Woods Cross is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Woods Cross without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Woods Cross, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woods Cross
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.