Work & commute · Jensen

Work & commute in Jensen, UT

Most working residents leave Jensen for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Vernal (30%), Naples (8%) and Roosevelt (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 155 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 155 Jensen residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jensen.

155live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

15work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jensen goes to work

Vernal11.2 mi away

30%46

Naples8.3 mi away

8%12

Roosevelt33.8 mi away

5%7

Lehi132.4 mi away

3%5

Salt Lake City137.8 mi away

3%5

Maeser13.7 mi away

3%5

Ballard31.7 mi away

3%4

Orem123.5 mi away

3%4

West Jordan140 mi away

2%3

Lake Point154.4 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%62

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

How far

How far Jensen commutes

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

18%

36%

11%

35%

18%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

35%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jensen is a commuter town

0.10jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.10 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Jensen are

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

Jobs based in Jensen

15 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities93%

Services (health, schools, offices…)7%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Jensen residents hold

155 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−58%

Jobs based in Jensen, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 15. 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.