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Market InsightsHelper is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States, about 110 miles southeast of Salt Lake City and 7 miles northwest of the city of Price. It is known as the "Hub of Carbon County". The population was 2,201 at the 2010 census.The city is located along U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 191, a shortcut between Provo and Interstate 70, on the way from Salt Lake City to Grand Junction, Colorado. It is the location of the Western Mining and Railroad Museum, a tourist attraction that also contains household and commercial artifacts illustrating late 19th and early 20th-century living conditions. While the city revenue has fluctuated in recent years, traffic tickets have become an important source. Utah legislature proposed a bill in 2016 to limit amounts received by local governments from traffic fines.
