Work & commute · Arco

Work & commute in Arco, ID

About one in 4 of Arco’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Idaho Falls (22%), Boise City (4%) and Mackay (2%). Half commute less than 63 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

27%

88 of 324 working residents

Typical commute

63 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 236 Arco residents head out of town to work, 88 work right here, and 347 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Arco.

236live here, work elsewhere

88live and work here

347work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Arco goes to work

Arco (in town)right here

27%88

Idaho Falls64.1 mi away

22%72

Boise City146.6 mi away

4%12

Mackay24.8 mi away

2%8

Challis75.9 mi away

2%7

Pocatello67.4 mi away

2%6

Twin Falls94.2 mi away

2%5

Stanley90.6 mi away

1%4

Burley79.6 mi away

1%4

Rexburg76.5 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%114

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Arco commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

32%

59%

32%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

1%25–50 mi

59%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Arco is balanced between jobs and homes

1.34jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.34 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Arco are

435 jobs are based in Arco. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Arco’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Arco

435 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs Arco residents hold

324 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+7%

Jobs based in Arco, 2013 → 2023: 408 → 435. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.