Photo: Idahomiller · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Victor (1.0%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
About one in ten stay in Victor for work; outside it, Jackson is the main destination (31%, 19 miles). For jobs and income Victor is better than 44% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (B−). Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Victor: the figures worth knowing
Many Victor workers cross into Wyoming
50% of Victor workers work outside Idaho, most of them in Wyoming, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Jobs in Victor have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Victor went from 348 in 2013 to 699 in 2023, +101%. The jobs ↓
Victor workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 22 across Idaho. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
31% of Victor works in Jackson
373 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Jackson, WY, 19 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Victor itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Victor’s grade
Unemployment holds Victor’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 6% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Victor could be anywhere from C− to B.
Where the trip to work from Victor ends
Where Victor clocks in
31% 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: 29% of the jobs in Victor
699 jobs are based in Victor.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Victor, 2013 → 2023: 348 → 699. 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 Victor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 35 minutes in Victor
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Victor workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,579 commuters (the 15% 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.
Victor quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,097 residents head out to work, 119 work right here, and 580 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Victor on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.57 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 2023, primary jobs.
Near or far: the trip to work from Victor
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.
In Victor, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,854 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.9% of Victor households have no vehicle (Idaho 3.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Victor’s commuters take a bus or train.
Victor places 2,597th of 5,083 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 683 | Hidden Springs ID | 3,378 | $163K | 7.2% | 4.3% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 707 | Dalton Gardens ID | 2,496 | $80K | 4.6% | 1.1% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,316 | Iona ID | 3,179 | $85K | 12.2% | 1.0% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,595 | Meadowlakes TX | 1,831 | $79K | 8.2% | 4.6% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,596 | Dodson Township OH | 2,587 | $70K | 8.9% | 3.6% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,597 | Victor ID | 2,589 | $77K | 14.2% | 1.0% | 10% | C+ |
| 2,598 | Dallas PA | 2,685 | $91K | 16.7% | 5.4% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,599 | Levant ME | 3,289 | $86K | 9.0% | 4.4% | 7% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Victor, the top three, the last and three more from Idaho.
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 Victor: questions
What is the median household income in Victor?
$77,267 (±$14,471) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Victor?
14.2%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Victor?
35 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Victor work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (31%, 19 mi), Driggs (10%, 9 mi), Teton Village (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Victor walkable?
Victor is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Victor without a car?
1% 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 Victor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Victor
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.