Jobs, income and commuting in Groveland, ID
For jobs and income Groveland is better than 69% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (C−). Only 2% work in Groveland; the top destination outside it is Blackfoot (20%, 2 miles). 2.0% of residents live below the poverty line, where Idaho as a whole has 10.6%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Groveland apart
Groveland and Blackfoot trade workers both ways
Blackfoot is the top workplace for Groveland residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Groveland come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Groveland workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Idaho. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 409 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Groveland’s grade
The poverty rate holds Groveland’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 39% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (4.7%) is left out: Groveland’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Groveland could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Where Groveland goes to work
Where Groveland clocks in
20% of workers
20% 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.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Idaho
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Groveland workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 563 commuters (the 8% 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.
Who commutes out of Groveland, and who commutes in
On a workday 401 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 422 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 (1.05 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Groveland
430 jobs are based in Groveland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Groveland, 2014 → 2024: 61 → 430. 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 Groveland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Groveland
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Groveland, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.5% across Idaho, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 611 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). 0.0% of Groveland households have no vehicle (Idaho 3.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Groveland’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Groveland is 1,099th of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 685 | Ucon ID | 1,196 | $89K | 4.2% | 1.4% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 771 | Robie Creek ID | 1,213 | $106K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,097 | Hollywood Township MN | 1,041 | $84K | 6.6% | 1.5% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,098 | Jackson Township OH | 1,562 | $93K | 6.1% | 0.3% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,099 | Groveland ID | 1,422 | $76K | 2.0% | 4.7% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,100 | State Center IA | 1,389 | $84K | 4.9% | 2.0% | 10% | B+ |
| 1,101 | Lynden Township MN | 1,871 | $112K | 9.5% | 3.9% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,319 | Dover ID | 1,164 | $100K | 4.7% | 1.8% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Groveland, the top three, the last and three more from Idaho.
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 Groveland: questions
What is the median household income in Groveland?
$76,094 (±$18,908) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Groveland?
2.0%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Groveland?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Groveland work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blackfoot (20%, 2 mi), Idaho Falls (20%, 25 mi), Pocatello (9%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Groveland walkable?
Groveland is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Groveland without a car?
2% 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 Groveland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Groveland
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.