Work & commute · Roosevelt

Work & commute in Roosevelt, UT

About one in 3 of Roosevelt’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Vernal (4%), Ballard (3%) and Salt Lake City (3%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

37%

1,235 of 3,365 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 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 2,130 Roosevelt residents head out of town to work, 1,235 work right here, and 2,831 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Roosevelt.

2,130live here, work elsewhere

1,235live and work here

2,831work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Roosevelt goes to work

Roosevelt (in town)right here

37%1,235

Vernal26.3 mi away

4%135

Ballard2.1 mi away

3%117

Salt Lake City107.3 mi away

3%97

Fort Duchesne5.9 mi away

2%72

Duchesne22.8 mi away

2%59

Naples28 mi away

1%49

Altamont16.6 mi away

1%45

Orem90.2 mi away

1%44

Myton7.6 mi away

1%42

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%1,470

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

How far

How far Roosevelt commutes

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

52%

12%

28%

52%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Roosevelt is balanced between jobs and homes

1.21jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Roosevelt are

4,066 jobs are based in Roosevelt. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Roosevelt’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Roosevelt

4,066 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Roosevelt residents hold

3,365 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month56%

−7%

Jobs based in Roosevelt, 2013 → 2023: 4,373 → 4,066. 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.