OnawayID
A town of 218.
Is Onaway a good place to live?
Onaway’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both Idaho’s towns (20 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 2 of the 60 Idaho towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Onaway. Onaway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
218 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Onaway: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Onaway, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Onaway.
Most of Onaway’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Onaway for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Onaway fell to 12 in 2023, 55 fewer than in 2013. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Onaway, above both the Idaho town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Onaway
Onaway has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Onaway’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Onaway is
Onaway beats the Idaho average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 27% of Onaway adults sleep under 7 hours. Only 3 of the 60 Idaho towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Onaway.
| Onaway | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Onaway | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 10.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.9% | 16.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Onaway, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Onaway
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Onaway
About 4 of every 100 Onaway residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
100% of working residents leave Onaway for work
Where Onaway’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Onaway
City in Idaho, United States
Onaway is a city in Latah County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2020 census, Onaway had a population of 196. The name sources from the mill works at nearby Potlatch to the west, as workers would frequent the bars after work. When a wife called and asked where her husband was, she would be told he was "Onaway" home. Onaway is located between Potlatch and Princeton on State Highway 6.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,621 ft
- Area code
- 208
Questions about Onaway
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Onaway, ID a good place to live?
Onaway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.