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Jobs & commute in Avimor

More than half of Avimor’s working residents commute to Boise City

At 21 minutes each way, commutes from Avimor run about the Idaho average. Only 2% work in Avimor itself; outside it, Boise City draws the most (54%, 12 miles). There are 101 jobs in Avimor, against 269 working residents.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out

Jobs and commuting in Avimor: the gist

★ What stands out · The commute map

The towns that employ Avimor’s residents

Glenns FerryFruitlandGarden City: 6 residents work here (2%)Caldwell: 3 residents work here (1%)Twin Falls: 4 residents work here (1%)Nampa: 13 residents work here (5%)Eagle: 12 residents work here (4%)Meridian: 32 residents work here (12%)Idaho Falls: 3 residents work here (1%)Boise City: 145 residents work here (54%)AvimorHidden Springs: 3 residents work here (1%)Boise CityMeridianNampaEagleGarden CityTwin FallsAvimor
1
Boise City11.9 mi away
54%145
2
Meridian12.9 mi away
12%32
3
Nampa19.7 mi away
5%13
4
Eagle9.1 mi away
4%12
5
Garden City7.1 mi away
2%6
6
Avimor (in town)right here
2%6
7
Twin Falls123.1 mi away
1%4
8
Caldwell21.7 mi away
1%3
9
Idaho Falls212.1 mi away
1%3
10
Hidden Springs3.6 mi away
1%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
16%42
The top trips

Where Avimor clocks in

Lines 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.

Day and night

How many people are in Avimor by day

On a workday 263 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.

263live here, work elsewhere
6live and work here
95work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night590
Workday420
590live here− 260head out to work+ 95come in to work= 420on a workday

About 420 people are in Avimor on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.38jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.38 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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 jobs

In Avimor, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in AvimorJobs Avimor residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms1%16%
Trade, transport & utilities18%21%
Services: health, schools, offices81%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less23%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%17%
Over $3,333 a month59%72%

Who does it

29 or younger25%15%
30 to 5448%58%
55 and older28%27%

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 Avimor’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Avimor, about 21 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
163 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Avimor21 min
Idaho22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

of Avimor workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Avimor gets to work
87%Drive alone
6%Carpool
7%Walk

Share of the 264 commuters (the 10% 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.

How far

Where in the region Avimor works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBoise City: 54% · 11.9 miMeridian: 12% · 12.9 miNampa: 5% · 19.7 miEagle: 4% · 9.1 miGarden City: 2% · 7.1 miTwin Falls: 1% · 123.1 miCaldwell: 1% · 21.7 miIdaho Falls: 1% · 212.1 miHidden Springs: 1% · 3.6 miBoise City 54%Meridian 12%Nampa 5%Eagle 4%Garden City 2%Avimor
AvimorTop destinations (size = commuters)
25%Under 10 mi67 residents
67%10–24 mi178 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
8%Over 50 mi22 residents

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.

Next door

Avimor and its neighbors

The biggest share goes to Eagle (4%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownAvimor workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Avimor–——21 min$94,306
Eagle4%AA−24 min$122,894

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Avimor’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Avimor: questions

What is the median household income in Avimor?

$94,306 (±$71,769) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Avimor?

3.6%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Avimor?

21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Avimor work?

2% work in town.

Can you get around Avimor without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Avimor, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Avimor

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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.