With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Parker works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Parker itself; outside it, Rexburg draws the most (20%, 10 miles). 24 jobs are based in Parker, and 122 of its residents work somewhere. 6% of workers work from home, against 13% across Idaho.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Parker: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 121 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Parker on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Parker commutes to
Where Parker clocks in
20% of workers
15% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Parker: what the 24 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parker, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 24. 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 Parker’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Parker: about 49 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parker workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 216 commuters (the 6% 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.
Where in the region Parker works
About 16% 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.
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 Parker: questions
What is the median household income in Parker?
$93,750 (±$65,228) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parker?
11.4%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parker?
49 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parker work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rexburg (20%, 10 mi), St. Anthony (15%, 4 mi), Idaho Falls (7%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Parker 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 Parker, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parker
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.