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Work & commute · Green River

Work & commute in Green River, UT

About one in 4 of Green River’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Ferron (7%), Castle Dale (7%) and Huntington (4%). Half commute less than 53 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
24%
69 of 285 working residents
Typical commute
53 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
13 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
11%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 216 Green River residents head out of town to work, 69 work right here, and 553 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Green River.

216live here, work elsewhere
69live and work here
553work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Green River goes to work

PhoenixEmeryOrangevilleHuntingtonCastle DaleFerronPriceMoabRichfieldSalinaEast CarbonCedar CityProvoGreen RiverSalt Lake CityFerronCastle DaleHuntingtonPriceSalt Lake CityMoabProvoEmerySalinaGreen River
1
Green River (in town)right here
24%69
2
Ferron52.2 mi away
7%21
3
Castle Dale48.4 mi away
7%20
4
Huntington48.4 mi away
4%10
5
Price54 mi away
4%10
6
Salt Lake City154.4 mi away
4%10
7
Moab44.5 mi away
3%8
8
Provo116.8 mi away
3%8
9
Emery58.4 mi away
2%5
10
Salina91.2 mi away
1%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%120

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Green River commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

24%Under 10 mi
0%10–24 mi
20%25–50 mi
56%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Green River is a job hub

2.18jobs per working resident
A job hub

2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Green River are

622 jobs are based in Green River. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Green River’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Green River

622 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)36%
Trade, transport & utilities28%
Services (health, schools, offices…)36%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Green River residents hold

285 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)13%
Trade, transport & utilities27%
Services (health, schools, offices…)60%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%
Over $3,333 a month45%
+33%

Jobs based in Green River, 2013 → 2023: 468 → 622. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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