Earning a living in Athol
For 7% of workers, the job is at home (Idaho 13%). Only 2% work in Athol; the top destination outside it is Coeur d'Alene (23%, 17 miles). The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, where Idaho has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Athol stands out on work
The trip to work from Athol: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Athol workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 242 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Idaho: 84% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who commutes out of Athol, and who commutes in
On a workday 255 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 329 people come in from elsewhere.
About 810 people are in Athol on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Athol commutes to
Where Athol clocks in
13% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Jobs in Athol: what the 334 are
334 jobs are based in Athol.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Athol, 2013 → 2023: 192 → 334. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Athol’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Athol
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Athol: questions
What is the median household income in Athol?
$70,250 (±$18,965) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Athol?
8.9%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Athol?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Athol work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coeur d'Alene (23%, 17 mi), Post Falls (13%, 19 mi), Hayden (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Athol without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Athol, from the people who make the trip.
More of Athol
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.