Work & commute · Murray

Work & commute in Murray, UT

Most working residents leave Murray for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Salt Lake City (29%), West Valley City (7%) and Sandy (5%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

2,807 of 25,394 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

21%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 22,587 Murray residents head out of town to work, 2,807 work right here, and 40,633 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Murray.

22,587live here, work elsewhere

2,807live and work here

40,633work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Murray goes to work

Salt Lake City8.9 mi away

29%7,471

Murray (in town)right here

11%2,807

West Valley City7.1 mi away

7%1,760

Sandy5.8 mi away

5%1,332

South Salt Lake3.9 mi away

4%1,078

Draper10.7 mi away

4%1,074

Millcreek4 mi away

4%1,016

West Jordan6.9 mi away

3%801

South Jordan8.6 mi away

3%737

Midvale2.5 mi away

3%697

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%6,621

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

How far

How far Murray commutes

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

77%

15%

77%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

3%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Murray is a job hub

1.71jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Murray are

43,440 jobs are based in Murray. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Murray’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Murray

43,440 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Murray residents hold

25,394 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month61%

+10%

Jobs based in Murray, 2013 → 2023: 39,332 → 43,440. 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.