With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Letha works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 13% across Idaho. 21 jobs are based in Letha; 71 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Letha; the top destination outside it is Boise City (18%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Letha
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in Letha on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Commuting out of Letha: the destinations
Where Letha clocks in
18% of workers
14% 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: 100% of jobs based in Letha
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Letha, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 21. 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 Letha’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Letha
of Letha workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 0% 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.
Letha’s commute, mile by mile
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 Letha: questions
What is the median household income in Letha?
$85,761 (±$38,597) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Letha?
8.3%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Letha work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boise City (18%, 29 mi), Emmett (14%, 8 mi), Meridian (14%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Letha without a car?
0% 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 Letha, from the people who make the trip.
More of Letha
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.