Ferdinand has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers; Idaho has 13%. There are 27 jobs in Ferdinand; 54 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Ferdinand for work; outside it, Grangeville is the main destination (15%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Ferdinand
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Ferdinand on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
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 the trip to work from Ferdinand ends
Where Ferdinand clocks in
15% of workers
11% 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 Ferdinand: what the 27 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ferdinand, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 27. 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 Ferdinand’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Ferdinand: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ferdinand workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 92 commuters (the 4% 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 it is to work from Ferdinand
About 30% 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.
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 Ferdinand: questions
What is the median household income in Ferdinand?
$72,500 (±$12,301) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ferdinand?
4.4%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ferdinand?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ferdinand work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grangeville (15%, 20 mi), Kooskia (13%, 20 mi), Kamiah (11%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ferdinand 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 Ferdinand, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ferdinand
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.