Sevier County, UT
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 38.75, -111.81.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 77th pct · 694th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 14th pct · 24th of 28 Utah counties · median $450,730
- 64th pct · 1,102nd of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 74th pct · 8th of 28 Utah counties · median +2.9%
- US counties: not published this period
- Utah counties: not published this period
- 54th pct · 1,482nd of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 57th pct · 13th of 29 Utah counties · median 8,951
- 26th pct · 2,370th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 21st pct · 23rd of 29 Utah counties · median $1,042
- 87th pct · 375th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 33rd pct · 19th of 28 Utah counties · median 8.3
Typical home value divided by the average annual wage of one covered job.
A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank: the smallest published value in the cohort is 0 and the largest is 100, and tied values share the average of the ranks they span. It is not the share of entities below the value, so 0 means smallest, not none below. Entities that did not publish the metric are outside the cohort entirely and are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
Home values #
Typical home $338,220 (Aug 2026), +4.2% over one year, +28.2% over five
- 77th pct · 694th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 14th pct · 24th of 28 Utah counties · median $450,730
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sevier County, UT | $338,220 · +4.2% 1-yr |
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical value of homes in the 35th to 65th percentile, smoothed and seasonally adjusted; a model estimate of value, not a sale price. Data through Zillow Research.
Rents #
Zillow publishes no rent index for this area (ZORI covers about 1,400 counties)
- US counties: not published this period
- Utah counties: not published this period
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes and multifamily; price-to-rent = typical home / (typical rent × 12).
What the typical home costs to carry #
Principal and interest of $1,851 a month on $338,220 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $4,056 a month: 45.6% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $338,220 × 80% = $270,576, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $1,851/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $936 × 52 / 12 = $4,056) = 46% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $338,220 / ($936 × 52) = 6.9
The wage is one covered job’s average, not a household’s income, so this is the share of a single paycheque and not a mortgage underwriting ratio.
Estimate. Principal and interest on the typical home with 20% down over 30 years at this week's Freddie Mac average rate; compared with the average weekly wage of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the area (BLS QCEW), which is pay per job, not household income.
Jobs & wages #
9,573 jobs at 812 employers (2026 Q1); -3.7% jobs and +2.2% average weekly wage over the year
- 54th pct · 1,482nd of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 57th pct · 13th of 29 Utah counties · median 8,951
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sevier County, UT | 9,573 jobs · $936/wk · -3.7% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 1,476 | $627 | 1.58 | -4.1% |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,164 | $966 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 955 | $341 | 1.11 | -6.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 841 | $1,112 | 2.08 | -3.8% |
| Mining, oil and gas | 666 | $1,515 | 19.54 | -2.2% |
| Construction | 460 | $787 | 0.92 | -1.5% |
| Manufacturing | 386 | $1,010 | 0.50 | -23.1% |
| Professional and technical services | 347 | $1,267 | 0.53 | -4.9% |
| Other services | 208 | $959 | 0.73 | -0.5% |
| Finance and insurance | 152 | $1,373 | 0.39 | -0.7% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 125 | $828 | 1.81 | +5.9% |
| Real estate and rental | 47 | $678 | 0.32 | +9.3% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, all ownerships, total covered employment in the quarter's third month; over-the-year changes as published. Suppressed cells stay blank.
Drought #
D3 extreme drought
Sites found: 5, searched within 0 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 0 km away are not.
US Drought Monitor current week; the highest class of any polygon containing the point.
Reservoirs #
No reservoir gauges within 150 km (or the camera is above the gauge altitude)
Sites found: 0, searched within 150 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 150 km away are not.
Σ(capacity × percent full) / Σ capacity over TWDB reservoirs within 150 km. Texas only; elsewhere USGS reservoir elevation/storage is listed without a capacity to normalise by.
Stream gauges #
21 gauges · 0 flooding · 2 with quality panels averaging 83 % · 8 stale
Sites found: 21, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| FERRON CR BL MILLSITE RES & DIVS NR FERRON, UT | flow 0.00 ft³/s · quality 67 % (3) · STALE | 67 km |
| SEVIER RIVER NEAR SIGURD, UT | flow 38.0 ft³/s · STALE | 19 km |
| SEVEN MILE CREEK NEAR FISH LAKE, UT | flow 4.45 ft³/s | 19 km |
| SALINA CREEK AT SALINA, UT | flow 0.76 ft³/s · STALE | 24 km |
| SALINA CREEK NEAR EMERY, UT | flow 3.49 ft³/s | 31 km |
| SEVIER RIVER ABOVE CLEAR CREEK, NEAR SEVIER, UT | flow 241.0 ft³/s · STALE | 43 km |
| SOUTH FORK CHALK CREEK NEAR FILLMORE, UT | stage 2.12 ft · STALE | 44 km |
| CLEAR CREEK ABOVE DIVERSIONS, NEAR SEVIER, UT | flow 6.14 ft³/s | 45 km |
| SEVIER RIV BLW SAN PITCH RIV NR GUNNISON, UT | flow 19.7 ft³/s | 46 km |
| MUDDY CREEK BL I-70 NR EMERY, UTAH | flow 3.45 ft³/s | 54 km |
USGS latest readings screened against EPA freshwater criteria (DO ≥ 5 mg/L, pH 6.5–9, conductance, turbidity, temperature); NWS flood categories where a NWPS gauge is co-located.
Groundwater #
5 wells in 0 named aquifers:
Sites found: 5, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| USGS-390925111455301 | depth 19.8 ft · 2026-10-05 | 46 km |
| USGS-385844112245801 | depth 94.1 ft · 2026-08-30 | 58 km |
| USGS-384906112330601 | depth 39.0 ft · 2002-09-29 | 65 km |
| USGS-384824112333801 | depth 89.8 ft · 2026-08-30 | 65 km |
| USGS-382029111090201 | depth 97.9 ft · 1977-10-13 | 73 km |
USGS latest daily water levels. A single latest reading says where the table is, not which way it is moving; select a well for its 365-day trace.
Water stress #
high (0.54)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.75 + 0.2×0.17 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$427.6 m in deposits at 6 offices of 4 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 3,432, highly concentrated. $211.9 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $122.8 m, contracts $45.4 m), $22,139 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | $203.4 m · 47.6% share · 2 offices | |
| State Bank of Southern Utah | $130.0 m · 30.4% share · 1 office | |
| Utah Independent Bank | $52.9 m · 12.4% share · 2 offices | |
| Sevier, UT | $211.9 m FY2026 · $22,139/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $117.4 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | $203,368,000 | 47.6% | 2 |
| State Bank of Southern Utah | $129,954,000 | 30.4% | 1 |
| Utah Independent Bank | $52,900,000 | 12.4% | 2 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $41,380,000 | 9.7% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 3,432 across 4 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 4 banks with deposits in the county = 47.6² + 30.4² + 12.4² + … (1 more) = 3,432
FDIC Summary of Deposits: deposits at every insured office as of June 30, annual; HHI is the sum of squared county deposit shares (DOJ 1995 bank merger screen: 1000 / 1800). USAspending: obligations by place of performance for the latest complete federal fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), what agencies committed, not what they paid out; recipients are legal entities. Per-job divides obligations by BLS QCEW covered employment.
Federal obligations #
USAspending place-of-performance obligations for FY2026, by awarding agency.
| Awarding agency | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $105,588,204 |
| Department of Agriculture | $55,898,015 |
| Department of Transportation | $34,072,944 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $11,297,596 |
| Department of the Interior | $4,077,599 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $526,057 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $244,512 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $202,063 |
| Department of Education | $26,891 |
| Small Business Administration | $0 |
That is $22,139 per covered job, against 9,573 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $211.9 m / 9,573 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $22,139
USAspending obligations are recorded where the work is performed, so a prime award performed here is counted here even when the recipient is headquartered elsewhere. Recipients are legal entities, never people.
National context, not this county #
These are United States, single-gauge, single-state and port series. None of them is keyed to this county.
| Series | Latest | As of | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Memphis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Mississippi River at St. Louis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Ohio River at Louisville, stage · ft | 12.69 | 2026-10-05 | +3.3% |
| Missouri River at St. Joseph, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Colorado River below Hoover Dam, flow (Hoover releases) · ft³/s | 5,170.00 | 2026-02-05 | -25.3% |
| Texas reservoirs, statewide percent full · % | 72.60 | 2026-10-06 | +0.0% |
| Laredo truck crossings, monthly · trucks | 258,700.00 | 2026-08-01 | -0.4% |
| Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual · TEU | 10,513,167.00 | 2023-01-01 | -13.5% |
| Containerships waiting for a berth, all US ports · ships | 6.00 | 2026-09-22 | -14.3% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 6,830.00 | 2026-08-01 | +7.4% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 96.16 | 2026-09-29 | -3.2% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.28 | 2026-10-01 | +3.6% |
| Housing starts, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,275.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.6% |
| Building permits, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,403.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.1% |
| Case-Shiller US home price index · index, Jan 2000 = 100 | 337.31 | 2026-07-01 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment rate · % | 4.20 | 2026-09-01 | +2.4% |
| US goods and services trade balance, monthly · $ millions | -88,576.00 | 2026-07-01 | -24.4% |
| Retail sales excluding food services, monthly · $ millions | 646,347.00 | 2026-08-01 | +1.1% |
The indicator registry has no county-keyed series and no geographic selection: every entry is national, a named gauge, a single state or a port. They are here as the backdrop the county's own numbers move against, and they are never this county's readings.
What changed #
Sevier County, UT: 8 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 4 noted
alertSevier County, UT's covered employment is -3.7% against a year earlier, an alert level here: covered employment at least 3 percent below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -3.7 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchSevier County, UT's covered employment is -3.7% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -3.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchSevier County, UT's typical home value of $338,220 scores 77 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 15 across Utah counties, a gap of 63 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 63 = |77 across US counties - 15 across Utah counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchSevier County, UT's years of wages of 6.9 scores 88 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 33 across Utah counties, a gap of 54 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 54 = |88 across US counties - 33 across Utah counties|
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSevier County, UT's covered employment was 3.7% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -3.7 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
Read all 8 findings in the full brief
Every finding is produced by a fixed rule table and a fixed sentence for each rule. Nothing here is generated prose.