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Jobs & commute in Lamoille

Lamoille has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Lamoille itself; outside it, Elko draws the most (40%, 17 miles). Employers in Lamoille report 26 jobs; 58 of its residents have a job.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.

58live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
26work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.45jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Lamoille to work: where people go

Los Angeles: 1 residents work here (2%)OakleyTwin FallsWells: 1 residents work here (2%)Carlin: 3 residents work here (5%)Elko: 23 residents work here (40%)Reno: 1 residents work here (2%)Richfield: 1 residents work here (2%)MurrayProvoWest JordanSt. George: 1 residents work here (2%)Salt Lake CityMcGill: 3 residents work here (5%)LamoilleBattle Mountain: 2 residents work here (3%)Spring Creek: 6 residents work here (10%)ElkoSpring CreekCarlinMcGillBattle MountainLos AngelesLamoille
1
Elko17.1 mi away
40%23
2
Spring Creek6.4 mi away
10%6
3
Carlin33 mi away
5%3
4
McGill98.6 mi away
5%3
5
Battle Mountain77.3 mi away
3%2
6
Los Angeles, CA490.3 mi away
2%1
7
Wells38.4 mi away
2%1
8
Reno244.7 mi away
2%1
9
Richfield, UT225.2 mi away
2%1
10
St. George, UT271.9 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%16
The top trips

Where Lamoille clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Lamoille

Jobs based in LamoilleJobs Lamoille residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%40%
Trade, transport & utilities0%29%
Services: health, schools, offices100%31%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less58%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month15%16%
Over $3,333 a month27%74%

Who does it

29 or younger0%17%
30 to 5465%62%
55 and older35%21%
+37%

Jobs based in Lamoille, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 26. 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 Lamoille’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lamoille

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miElko: 40% · 17.1 miSpring Creek: 10% · 6.4 miCarlin: 5% · 33 miMcGill: 5% · 98.6 miBattle Mountain: 3% · 77.3 miLos Angeles: 2% · 490.3 miWells: 2% · 38.4 miReno: 2% · 244.7 miRichfield: 2% · 225.2 miSt. George: 2% · 271.9 miElko 40%Spring Creek 10%Carlin 5%McGill 5%Lamoille
LamoilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
9%Under 10 mi5 residents
41%10–24 mi24 residents
22%25–50 mi13 residents
28%Over 50 mi16 residents

About 28% 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.

Next door

Next door is work for 10% of Lamoille

Jobs & commute next door

TownLamoille workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lamoille–————
Spring Creek10%B−B43 min$105,154

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Spring Creek. Darker towns draw more of Lamoille’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Lamoille: questions

Where do people who live in Lamoille work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elko (40%, 17 mi), Spring Creek (10%, 6 mi), Carlin (5%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Lamoille, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Lamoille

Lamoille home →

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.