Coeur d'Alene Mission of the Sacred Heart · Photo: Idaho Historical Society · Public domainWork, pay and getting to work in De Smet
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Idaho as a whole has 13%. Hardly any work in De Smet; the top destination outside it is Plummer (30%, 13 miles). The Census job records count 57 working residents of De Smet and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
De Smet quiets down on a workday
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 78 people are in De Smet on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where De Smet goes to work
Where De Smet clocks in
30% of workers
7% 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.
Working from home in De Smet
of De Smet workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 0% 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 De Smet’s workers travel
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 De Smet: questions
What is the poverty rate in De Smet?
71.9%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in De Smet work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plummer (30%, 13 mi), St. Maries (7%, 20 mi), Hayden (4%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around De Smet without a car?
35% 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 De Smet, from the people who make the trip.
More of De Smet
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.