Six County Commuters

Published on March 10, 2010 at 09:43AM

(Manti) The Department of Workforce Services has released a report that shows large amounts of people commuting out of the six county area to work elsewhere. According to the report, all but one county in the area exports more commuters than they import. Those with the highest numbers of workers commuting out of the county, either daily or weekly, are Sevier and Sanpete. Sevier County leads with four thousand workers commuting out, compared with twenty-one hundred that commute into the county. Sanpete is a little more balanced with thirty-six hundred people commuting out, while twenty-seven hundred commute in. Wayne County is the only county in the area that sees a greater number of people commuting in, rather than out. The report points out several reasons people commute out of the area including greater earning potential and construction projects outside the area. Others prefer to live in a rural setting but can’t find work where they live.