With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Mud Lake works elsewhere
Employers in Mud Lake report 38 jobs, and 113 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Mud Lake; the top destination outside it is Idaho Falls (28%, 33 miles). Working from home is the commute for 1% of workers; Idaho has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Mud Lake for work, and who comes in
On a workday 113 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Mud Lake on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 places Mud Lake commutes to
Where Mud Lake clocks in
28% 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.
Goods, not services: 37% of the jobs in Mud Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mud Lake, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 38. 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 Mud Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Mud Lake’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mud Lake workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 223 commuters (the 1% 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.
Miles to work from Mud Lake
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 Mud Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Mud Lake?
$69,167 (±$23,791) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mud Lake?
14.3%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mud Lake?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mud Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Idaho Falls (28%, 33 mi), Rigby (9%, 31 mi), Rexburg (4%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mud Lake 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 Mud Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mud Lake
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.