Princeton has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers work from home, where Idaho as a whole has 13%. 22 jobs are based in Princeton for 79 working residents. Hardly any stay in Princeton for work; outside it, Moscow is the main destination (19%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Princeton
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Princeton on a workday afternoon, 100% 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.
Out of Princeton to work: where people go
Where Princeton clocks in
11% 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.
Making and building: 86% of jobs based in Princeton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Princeton, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 22. 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 Princeton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Princeton
of Princeton workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25 commuters (the 0% 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 Princeton
About 24% 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Princeton workers work outside Idaho. The job records count 16% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Princeton: questions
What is the poverty rate in Princeton?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Princeton work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moscow (19%, 15 mi), Pullman (13%, 21 mi), Potlatch (11%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Princeton 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 Princeton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Princeton
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.