Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainAt 1.4%, unemployment in Malad City is lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
About one in three work in Malad City; the top destination outside it is Tremonton (4%, 33 miles). The two grades for Malad City are B− for jobs and income and B for walkability. A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes, next to 22 for Idaho and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Malad City stands out on work
A lot of Malad City workers cross into Utah
20% of Malad City workers work outside Idaho, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Tremonton (4%), Brigham City (4%) and Logan (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Malad City pay little
31% of the jobs based in Malad City pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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 855 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Malad City earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Malad City is better than 53% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Malad City’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 3% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Malad City could be anywhere from C to B+.
Where Malad City goes to work
Where Malad City clocks in
4% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Malad City
1,082 jobs are based in Malad City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Malad City, 2013 → 2023: 805 → 1,082. 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 Malad City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Malad City by day
On a workday 558 residents head out to work, 297 work right here, and 785 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Malad City on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 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.
The trip to work from Malad City: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Malad City workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,062 commuters (the 13% 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 in the region Malad City works
About 26% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Malad City: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Malad City is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% 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 1,220 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). 0.9% of Malad City households have no vehicle (Idaho 3.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Malad City’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Malad City is 2,237th of 5,552 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 720 | Dalton Gardens ID | 2,496 | $80K | 4.6% | 1.1% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,368 | Iona ID | 3,179 | $85K | 12.2% | 1.0% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,374 | Filer ID | 3,026 | $65K | 5.1% | 0.7% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,235 | Warren AFB WY | 2,936 | $69K | 5.9% | 0.9% | 7% | B− |
| 2,236 | Belleair Bluffs FL | 2,242 | $59K | 9.5% | 4.6% | 4% | B− |
| 2,237 | Malad City ID | 2,338 | $77K | 8.2% | 1.4% | 35% | B− |
| 2,238 | Emerson GA | 2,260 | $75K | 12.5% | 8.4% | 2% | B− |
| 2,239 | Albany IN | 2,269 | $58K | 6.8% | 2.7% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,552 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Malad City, the top three, the last and three more from Idaho.
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 Malad City: questions
What is the median household income in Malad City?
$77,237 (±$14,032) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Malad City?
8.2%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Malad City?
18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Malad City work?
35% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tremonton (4%, 33 mi), Brigham City (4%, 48 mi), Logan (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Malad City walkable?
Malad City is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Malad City 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 Malad City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Malad City
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.