Work & commute · Bloomington

Work & commute in Bloomington, ID

Most working residents leave Bloomington for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Montpelier (16%), Paris (10%) and Soda Springs (8%). Half commute less than 38 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 77 working residents

Typical commute

38 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 77 Bloomington residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bloomington.

77live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

28work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Bloomington goes to work

Montpelier10.7 mi away

16%12

Paris2.6 mi away

10%8

Soda Springs33.6 mi away

8%6

Randolph, UT38 mi away

5%4

Idaho Falls95.3 mi away

4%3

Rexburg114.4 mi away

3%2

Twin Falls158.2 mi away

3%2

Pocatello71.5 mi away

3%2

Garden City, UT17.5 mi away

3%2

Oakland, CA648.6 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%35

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

How far

How far Bloomington commutes

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

18%

22%

23%

38%

18%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

38%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Bloomington is a commuter town

0.36jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.36 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Bloomington are

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

Jobs based in Bloomington

28 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)57%

Trade, transport & utilities7%

Services (health, schools, offices…)36%

$1,250 a month or less39%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Bloomington residents hold

77 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less30%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month45%

+211%

Jobs based in Bloomington, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 28. 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.