Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.23 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Vernal does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Vernal with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.57% of adults in Vernal have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Vernal in 2022 was $30,104, which is lower middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,416 for a family of four. However, Vernal contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Vernal is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Vernal home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vernal residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Vernal include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Vernal is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.
