Photo: Karthikc123 · CC BY-SA 3.0There are 2.0 jobs in McCall for every working resident, and 2,014 people commute in
McCall has 2,693 jobs; 1,344 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income McCall is better than 13% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (A−). Working from home is the commute for 32% of workers, against 13% across Idaho.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set McCall apart
Home offices are common in McCall
32% of McCall workers work from home, against 13% across Idaho. Time on the road ↓
McCall’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside McCall is Boise City, 91 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (146) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from McCall are quick
The average trip to work takes 11 minutes, against 22 across Idaho. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Idaho worker. Time on the road ↓
McCall is where the jobs are
McCall has 2,693 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in McCall
Unemployment holds McCall’s grade up (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, McCall could be anywhere from D− to B.
How long McCall spends getting to work: about 11 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McCall workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 984 commuters (the 32% 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 many miles McCall commutes
About 33% 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.
The daily flow of workers through McCall
On a workday 665 residents head out to work and 679 work right here.
About 5,500 people are in McCall on a workday afternoon, 33% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 McCall’s workers come from
Where McCall clocks in
11% of workers
3% 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.
What McCall’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McCall, 2013 → 2023: 2,132 → 2,693. 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 McCall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
McCall is easy on foot, hard by bus
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 23.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.5% across Idaho, on an EPA index of 6.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,445 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). 5.6% of McCall households have no vehicle (Idaho 3.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of McCall’s commuters take a bus or train.
How McCall ranks: 3,654th of 4,112 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 712 | Hidden Springs ID | 3,378 | $163K | 7.2% | 4.3% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,122 | Ketchum ID | 3,643 | $93K | 5.2% | 0.0% | 37% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,316 | Iona ID | 3,179 | $85K | 12.2% | 1.0% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,652 | Fort Meade FL | 5,379 | $37K | 21.9% | 5.3% | 6% | D |
| 3,653 | Summerville GA | 4,440 | $33K | 25.5% | 3.9% | 11% | D |
| 3,654 | McCall ID | 4,133 | $60K | 16.0% | 5.4% | 51% | D |
| 3,655 | Delhi NY | 3,526 | $58K | 17.4% | 5.2% | 18% | D |
| 3,656 | Nyssa OR | 3,257 | $69K | 16.9% | 7.4% | 15% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 McCall, 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 McCall: questions
What is the median household income in McCall?
$60,253 (±$7,939) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McCall?
16.0%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McCall?
11 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McCall work?
51% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boise City (11%, 91 mi), Meridian (3%, 91 mi), Nampa (3%, 94 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is McCall walkable?
McCall is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 24% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around McCall without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McCall, from the people who make the trip.
More of McCall
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.