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Jobs & commute in Huetter

A job hub: Huetter has 2.9 jobs per working resident, and 87 people come in to work

The trip to work takes 15 minutes on average, next to 22 for Idaho and 26 for the U.S. Huetter has 87 jobs for 30 working residents. 2% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Idaho as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Huetter, and who commutes in

On a workday 30 residents head out to work and none work right here.

30live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
87work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday160
110live here− 30head out to work+ 87come in to work= 160on a workday

About 160 people are in Huetter on a workday afternoon, 54% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
2.90jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

The towns that send workers to Huetter

HuetterEast Hope: 1 workers live here (1%)Priest RiverGarden City: 2 workers live here (2%)Middleton: 1 workers live here (1%)MoscowRathdrum: 2 workers live here (2%)Hayden: 7 workers live here (8%)Lewiston: 2 workers live here (2%)Coeur d'Alene: 20 workers live here (23%)Post Falls: 18 workers live here (21%)Boise City: 5 workers live here (6%)MillwoodClarkstonSpokane Valley: 2 workers live here (2%)Coeur d'AlenePost FallsHaydenBoise CityGarden CityRathdrumHuetter
1
Coeur d'Alene2.6 mi away
23%20
2
Post Falls4.6 mi away
21%18
3
Hayden5 mi away
8%7
4
Boise City285.2 mi away
6%5
5
Garden City280.1 mi away
2%2
6
Rathdrum6.6 mi away
2%2
7
Lewiston90.8 mi away
2%2
82%2
9
East Hope45.3 mi away
1%1
10
Middleton276.2 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
31%27
The top trips

Where Huetter clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Making and building: 62% of jobs based in Huetter

Jobs based in HuetterJobs Huetter residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms62%37%
Trade, transport & utilities16%10%
Services: health, schools, offices22%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less9%3%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%40%
Over $3,333 a month71%57%

Who does it

29 or younger26%17%
30 to 5464%63%
55 and older9%20%
+569%

Jobs based in Huetter, 2014 → 2024: 13 → 87. 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 Huetter’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Huetter spends getting to work: about 15 minutes

A year of commuting
115 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Huetter15 min
Idaho22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
2%

of Huetter workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Huetter gets to work
89%Drive alone
3%Carpool
5%Walk
3%Bike

Share of the 115 commuters (the 2% 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

How far it is to work from Huetter

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCoeur d'Alene: 30% · 2.6 miHayden: 10% · 5 miSpokane Valley: 10% · 18 miPost Falls: 7% · 4.6 miBoise City: 7% · 285.2 miMillwood: 7% · 19.9 miPriest River: 3% · 33.3 miMoscow: 3% · 67.6 miLewiston: 3% · 90.8 miClarkston: 3% · 89.5 miCoeur d'Alene 30%Hayden 10%Post Falls 7%Boise City 7%Huetter
HuetterTop destinations (size = commuters)
50%Under 10 mi15 residents
17%10–24 mi5 residents
13%25–50 mi4 residents
20%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 20% 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.

Next door

Work next door: 30% of Huetter’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownHuetter workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Huetter–——15 min$39,438
Coeur d'Alene30%BA−18 min$72,338

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Coeur d'Alene. Darker towns draw more of Huetter’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Huetter: questions

What is the median household income in Huetter?

$39,438 (±$30,669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Huetter?

30.1%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Huetter?

15 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Huetter work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coeur d'Alene (30%, 3 mi), Hayden (10%, 5 mi), Spokane Valley (10%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Huetter without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 52% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Huetter, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Huetter

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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.