Priest River Experimental Forest · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Coolin
There are 34 jobs in Coolin, and 46 of its residents work somewhere. 100% of workers work from home; Idaho has 13%. Only 2% stay in Coolin for work; outside it, Priest River is the main destination (9%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Coolin by day
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12 people are in Coolin on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
0.74 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.
Commuting out of Coolin: the destinations
Where Coolin clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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 Coolin: what the 34 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coolin, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 34. 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 Coolin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Coolin
of Coolin workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Coolin
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 Coolin: questions
What is the poverty rate in Coolin?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Coolin work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Priest River (9%, 20 mi), Sandpoint (9%, 19 mi), Newport (4%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Coolin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coolin
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.