Jobs and the daily commute in Crouch
Only 4% work in Crouch itself; outside it, Boise City draws the most (28%, 38 miles). For 28% of workers, the job is at home (Idaho 13%). Commuters spend 17 minutes getting to work on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Crouch fills up on a workday
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Crouch on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 daily trip into Crouch
Where Crouch clocks in
28% 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.
What Crouch’s employers do
83 jobs are based in Crouch.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crouch, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 83. 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 Crouch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Crouch: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crouch workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 96 commuters (the 28% 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.
Crouch’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Crouch and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Garden Valley (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crouch workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch | – | — | — | 17 min | $78,226 |
| Garden Valley | 9% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Garden Valley: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crouch’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Crouch: questions
What is the median household income in Crouch?
$78,226 (±$14,924) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crouch?
8.4%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crouch?
17 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crouch work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boise City (28%, 38 mi), Garden Valley (9%, 2 mi), Meridian (7%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Crouch without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crouch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crouch
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.