Photo: Ryndon · CC BY-SA 3.0Work, pay and getting to work in Newdale
Only 2% work in Newdale; the top destination outside it is Rexburg (10%, 10 miles). 22% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Idaho. Working residents average 21 minutes each way (Idaho 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Newdale
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Newdale on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Newdale work
Where Newdale clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Newdale
61 jobs are based in Newdale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newdale, 2014 → 2024: 17 → 61. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Newdale: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newdale workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 188 commuters (the 22% 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 far Newdale’s workers travel
About 20% 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 2024.
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 2024, 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 Newdale: questions
What is the median household income in Newdale?
$85,625 (±$55,007) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newdale?
4.6%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newdale?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newdale work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rexburg (10%, 10 mi), Ashton (9%, 15 mi), St. Anthony (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Newdale 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 Newdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newdale
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.