Orem

Population & Demographics

Orem, UT

Orem is home to 97,182 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 45,782 resident workers commute each day.

UtahCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
97,182
people
Population

97,182 residents

Median age 27.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Orem population & demographics

Who lives in Orem — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
97,182
Median age
27.0yrs
Median household income
$83,342
Median home value
$472,300
Median gross rent
$1,438/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
43.6%
Poverty rate
10.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Orem

How Orem breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White71.7%
Hispanic or Latino19.4%
Two or more races4.7%
Asian2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.8%
Black0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Some other race0.2%

Race across Orem

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Orem.

Orem at a glance
Employed Residents
45,782
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
21.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
16.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Provo
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Orem proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Orem commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

73
Commute Score

73 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Orem

45,782 commutes, one dot at a time

Orem

Where 45,782 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Orem, by worker count.

1Orem0.0 mi9,629
2Provo4.2 mi7,661
3Lehi11.6 mi3,189
4Salt Lake City32.9 mi2,832
5American Fork7.6 mi2,467
6Lindon3.2 mi2,125
7Pleasant Grove5.3 mi1,755
8Draper17.2 mi1,310

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Orem.

1Orem0.0 mi9,629
2Provo4.2 mi6,349
3Lehi11.6 mi2,715
4Spanish Fork13.6 mi2,224
5Pleasant Grove5.3 mi2,132
6Springville10.5 mi1,815
7American Fork7.6 mi1,589
8Saratoga Springs11.8 mi1,379

Top industries

The sectors that employ Orem’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade14.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.4%
EDEducational Services12.5%
COConstruction9.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.9%
MFManufacturing7.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.2%
INInformation4.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Orem

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps100%
See all internet providers in Orem

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