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Jobs & commute in Boyds

About two in five of Boyds’ working residents commute to Colville

The Census job records count 5 working residents of Boyds and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Boyds; the top destination outside it is Colville (40%, 16 miles).

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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Boyds

On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

5live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Where Boyds’ working residents head each day

Colville: 2 residents work here (40%)Deer Park: 1 residents work here (20%)Spokane Valley: 1 residents work here (20%)BoydsColvilleDeer ParkSpokane ValleyBoyds
1
Colville16.3 mi away
40%2
2
Deer Park61.4 mi away
20%1
3
Spokane Valley84.2 mi away
20%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
20%1
The top trips

Where Boyds 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.

How far

Miles to work from Boyds

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miColville: 40% · 16.3 miDeer Park: 20% · 61.4 miSpokane Valley: 20% · 84.2 miColville 40%Deer Park 20%Spokane Valley 20%Boyds
BoydsTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi1 residents
40%10–24 mi2 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
40%Over 50 mi2 residents

About 40% 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.

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 Boyds: questions

Where do people who live in Boyds work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Boyds

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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.