Moreland has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Moreland report 125 jobs for 529 working residents. For jobs and income Moreland is better than 13% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (B). Hardly any stay in Moreland for work; outside it, Blackfoot is the main destination (26%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Moreland apart on work
Moreland and Blackfoot trade workers both ways
Blackfoot is the top workplace for Moreland residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Moreland come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Moreland is a place people come home to
There are 125 jobs based in Moreland, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Moreland has about 920 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 529 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Moreland
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Moreland’s grade.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Moreland’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Moreland could be anywhere from D− to B.
Where Moreland goes to work
Where Moreland clocks in
26% of workers
19% 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.
Moreland by day and by night
On a workday 525 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About 920 people are in Moreland on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The kinds of work in Moreland
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moreland, 2013 → 2023: 113 → 125. 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 Moreland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Moreland: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moreland workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 438 commuters (the 8% 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.
The commute from Moreland, by distance
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.
In Moreland, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.5% across Idaho, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 474 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). 0.0% of Moreland households have no vehicle (Idaho 3.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Moreland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,400 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800, Moreland comes 4,247th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 620 | Ucon ID | 1,196 | $89K | 4.2% | 1.4% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 699 | Robie Creek ID | 1,213 | $106K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,001 | Groveland ID | 1,422 | $76K | 2.0% | 4.7% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,245 | Washington ME | 1,562 | $60K | 15.3% | 1.3% | 2% | D |
| 4,246 | Tawas Township MI | 1,737 | $60K | 12.5% | 3.4% | 10% | D |
| 4,247 | Moreland ID | 1,326 | $61K | 19.7% | 0.0% | 1% | D |
| 4,248 | Elmore AL | 1,382 | $49K | 40.3% | 2.0% | 1% | D |
| 4,249 | Havana FL | 1,759 | $61K | 22.0% | 3.7% | 5% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Moreland, the top three, the last and three more from Idaho.
Work in the towns next to Moreland
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moreland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreland | – | D | B | 26 min | $60,682 |
| Riverside | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverside: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moreland’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Moreland: questions
What is the median household income in Moreland?
$60,682 (±$12,525) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moreland?
19.7%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moreland?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moreland work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blackfoot (26%, 5 mi), Idaho Falls (19%, 28 mi), Pocatello (8%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Moreland walkable?
Moreland is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Moreland without a car?
7% 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 Moreland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moreland
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.