At 3.1%, unemployment in Hayden is lower than in 68% of U.S. towns
21% of workers work from home, where Idaho as a whole has 13%. The two grades for Hayden are B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in seven stay in Hayden for work; outside it, Coeur d'Alene is the main destination (36%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hayden apart
Hayden trades workers with the towns around it
Hayden has about as many jobs (8,103) as working residents (6,728), but they are mostly different people: 5,740 residents leave for work each day while 7,115 people come in. Only 12% of the jobs in Hayden are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Hayden and Coeur d'Alene trade workers both ways
Coeur d'Alene is the top workplace for Hayden residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Hayden come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Hayden has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Hayden went from 4,683 in 2013 to 8,103 in 2023, +73%. The jobs ↓
Most Hayden 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 ↓
A lot of Hayden works from home
21% of Hayden workers work from home, against 13% across Idaho. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, 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 Hayden
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hayden is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #9 of 59 in Idaho. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Hayden’s grade. 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, Hayden could be anywhere from B− to A.
Hayden by day and by night
On a workday 5,740 residents head out to work, 988 work right here, and 7,115 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 (1.20 per resident).
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 Hayden’s working residents head each day
Where Hayden clocks in
11% of workers
5% 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 Hayden: what the 8,103 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hayden, 2013 → 2023: 4,683 → 8,103. 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 Hayden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Hayden
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.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Hayden
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hayden workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,887 commuters (the 21% 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.
Most of Hayden commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hayden is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #49 of 59 in Idaho. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.5% across Idaho.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,426 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). 3.9% of Hayden households have no vehicle (Idaho 3.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Hayden’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hayden next to U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000: 950th of 1,999 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 948 | Montville CT | 18,001 | $96K | 7.8% | 4.8% | 16% | B+ |
| 949 | Lake Wylie SC | 16,006 | $112K | 9.1% | 6.0% | 5% | B+ |
| 950 | Hayden ID | 17,363 | $83K | 7.8% | 3.1% | 15% | B+ |
| 951 | North Branch MN | 12,398 | $90K | 7.7% | 4.1% | 14% | B+ |
| 952 | Moorefield Township OH | 12,578 | $86K | 7.6% | 4.1% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 956 | Middleton ID | 12,600 | $89K | 7.9% | 4.1% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 995 | Ammon ID | 20,119 | $86K | 5.4% | 5.1% | 10% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,015 | Star ID | 20,874 | $98K | 5.8% | 6.9% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Hayden, the top three, the last and three more from Idaho.
Hayden and its neighbors: 37% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hayden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden | – | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $82,958 |
| Dalton Gardens | 1% | A− | B+ | 18 min | $80,000 |
| Hayden Lake | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Coeur d'Alene | 36% | B | A− | 18 min | $72,338 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hayden Lake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Coeur d'Alene. Darker towns draw more of Hayden’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 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 Hayden: questions
What is the median household income in Hayden?
$82,958 (±$13,514) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hayden?
7.8%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hayden?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hayden work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coeur d'Alene (36%, 4 mi), Post Falls (11%, 7 mi), Spokane (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hayden walkable?
Hayden is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hayden without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hayden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hayden
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. 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.