76% of the local workforce commutes daily from Tooele County to Salt Lake County for employment.
Optimal site positioning to intercept nearly 5,000 individuals within the transportation industry sector who are commuting into Salt Lake City on Interstate 80;
Warehouse worker labor pool of over 8,000 individuals which is 20% more concentrated than the national average within 5 miles of the city;
Lower hourly starting wages which are estimated to save over $1.0 million in annual fora 500-person warehouse operation versus Salt Lake City;
Net surplus of the targeted demographic labor pool residing within the region; and
No union election activity and successful wins.
SmartAsset's Most Affordable Places to Live in Utah
Stansbury Park Second Most Affordable Place by Time Gillie, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
Standsbury Park is located just outside of Granstville, Utah. A nationwide financial services company has listed a Tooele County community as the second most affordable place to buy a home in Utah. SmartAsset’s sixth annual study of the most affordable places found Stansbury Park to be the second most affordable community in Utah for home buying, according to Steve Sabato, public relations manager with SmartAsset. SmartAsset factored in closing costs, real estate taxes, homeowners insurance, and mortgage rates to arrive at the average home cost over a five-year period. All communities of 5,000 or greater people were included in the study. The average home cost was compared to the mean household income in each community to derive an affordability index. The index value ranges from 0 to 100, with 100 as the most affordable. Stansbury Park came in second place in Utah with an affordability index of 47.58. They were beat out for most affordable in Utah by Roy with an index of 47.68.The most affordable community in the U.S. was Pecos, Texas with an affordability index of 100. SmartAsset used data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and government websites. SmartAsset is a financial technology company that provides personal finance data on home buying, retirement, taxes, and other areas.
Census Bureau shows Tooele County as fastest growing county in Utah April 12, 2023
4.2% growth July 2021 to July 2022
Tooele County was the fastest growing county in Utah in 2022, according to data released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Tooele County's population grew by 3,200 people from 76,734 to 79,934 as of July 1 of 2021 and 2022. That's a growth rate of 4.2%, which made Tooele County the fastest growing county by percent, according to the Census Bureau's data.