Most of Hauser commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
20% of workers have no commute at all (Idaho 13%). 197 jobs are based in Hauser; 484 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Hauser for work; outside it, Coeur d'Alene is the main destination (22%, 11 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 Hauser
On a workday 478 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 191 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Hauser on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 Hauser’s working residents head each day
Where Hauser clocks in
17% of workers
12% 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.
Making and building: 35% of jobs based in Hauser
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hauser, 2013 → 2023: 103 → 197. 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 Hauser’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for Hauser’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hauser workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 385 commuters (the 20% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hauser
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 Hauser: questions
What is the median household income in Hauser?
$74,792 (±$12,999) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hauser?
5.8%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hauser?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hauser work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coeur d'Alene (22%, 11 mi), Post Falls (17%, 4 mi), Spokane (12%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hauser without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hauser, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hauser
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.