Sweet Methodist Episcopal Church · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0Earning a living in Horseshoe Bend
A typical one-way commute lasts 35 minutes, where Idaho has 22 and the U.S. 26. About one in ten work in Horseshoe Bend; the top destination outside it is Boise City (32%, 22 miles). There are 271 jobs in Horseshoe Bend, against 315 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Horseshoe Bend and work: the main findings
Horseshoe Bend workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 22 across Idaho. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
One in three of Horseshoe Bend works in Boise City
102 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Boise City, 22 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Horseshoe Bend itself. The commute map ↓
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; with 315 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The trip to work from Horseshoe Bend: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Horseshoe Bend workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 298 commuters (the 18% 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.
Where people from Horseshoe Bend work
Where Horseshoe Bend clocks in
32% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Horseshoe Bend
On a workday 283 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 239 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 (0.86 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.
37% of the jobs in Horseshoe Bend make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Horseshoe Bend, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 271. 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 Horseshoe Bend’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Horseshoe Bend
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 Horseshoe Bend: questions
What is the median household income in Horseshoe Bend?
$65,500 (±$17,564) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Horseshoe Bend?
17.2%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Horseshoe Bend?
35 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Horseshoe Bend work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boise City (32%, 22 mi), Meridian (8%, 23 mi), Nampa (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Horseshoe Bend without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Horseshoe Bend, from the people who make the trip.
More of Horseshoe Bend
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.