Unemployment in Dalton Gardens (1.1%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. For jobs and income Dalton Gardens is better than 82% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (B+). Only 6% work in Dalton Gardens; the top destination outside it is Coeur d'Alene (40%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Dalton Gardens apart
Dalton Gardens trades workers with the towns around it
Dalton Gardens has about as many jobs (1,160) as working residents (1,029), but they are mostly different people: 971 residents leave for work each day while 1,102 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Dalton Gardens are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Much of Dalton Gardens works one town over
49% of working residents work in a town that borders Dalton Gardens: Coeur d'Alene (40%) and Hayden (9%). Next door ↓
Dalton Gardens has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Dalton Gardens went from 683 in 2014 to 1,160 in 2024, +70%. The jobs ↓
Most Dalton Gardens residents work close to home
69% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Dalton Gardens makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Dalton Gardens are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Dalton Gardens residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Dalton Gardens
Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 53% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dalton Gardens could be anywhere from B to A.
Who leaves Dalton Gardens for work, and who comes in
On a workday 971 residents head out to work, 58 work right here, and 1,102 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Making and building: 38% of jobs based in Dalton Gardens
1,160 jobs are based in Dalton Gardens.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dalton Gardens, 2014 → 2024: 683 → 1,160. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dalton Gardens’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Dalton Gardens to work
About 16% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where Dalton Gardens’ working residents head each day
Where Dalton Gardens clocks in
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.
Dalton Gardens’ commute takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dalton Gardens workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 868 commuters (the 16% 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.
The commute in Dalton Gardens is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.5% across Idaho, on an EPA index of 7.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,035 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.2% of Dalton Gardens households have no vehicle (Idaho 3.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dalton Gardens’ commuters take a bus or train.
How Dalton Gardens ranks: 720th of 5,401 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 695 | Hidden Springs ID | 3,378 | $163K | 7.2% | 4.3% | 4% | A− |
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| 718 | Olmos Park TX | 2,180 | $177K | 4.1% | 10.0% | 3% | A− |
| 719 | Fredon Township NJ | 3,332 | $143K | 6.5% | 3.2% | 5% | A− |
| 720 | Dalton Gardens ID | 2,496 | $80K | 4.6% | 1.1% | 6% | A− |
| 721 | Hanna Township IL | 2,337 | $111K | 6.6% | 2.2% | 1% | A− |
| 722 | Springfield Township NJ | 3,315 | $146K | 6.5% | 5.2% | 6% | A− |
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| 1,365 | Iona ID | 3,179 | $85K | 12.2% | 1.0% | 1% | B+ |
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| 1,370 | Filer ID | 3,026 | $65K | 5.1% | 0.7% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,401 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Dalton Gardens, the top three, the last and three more from Idaho.
Next door is work for 49% of Dalton Gardens
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dalton Gardens workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Gardens | – | A− | B+ | 18 min | $80,000 |
| Hayden | 9% | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $82,958 |
| Coeur d'Alene | 40% | B | A− | 18 min | $72,338 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Coeur d'Alene. Darker towns draw more of Dalton Gardens’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 2024, 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 Dalton Gardens: questions
What is the median household income in Dalton Gardens?
$80,000 (±$18,981) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dalton Gardens?
4.6%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dalton Gardens?
18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dalton Gardens work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coeur d'Alene (40%, 2 mi), Hayden (9%, 3 mi), Post Falls (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Dalton Gardens walkable?
Dalton Gardens is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dalton Gardens 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 Dalton Gardens, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dalton Gardens
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.