Work & commute · Elk River

Work & commute in Elk River, ID

Most working residents leave Elk River for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Orofino (27%), Lewiston (18%) and Weippe (5%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 44 working residents

Typical commute

30 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 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 43 Elk River residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elk River.

43live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

14work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Elk River goes to work

Orofino20.9 mi away

27%12

Lewiston47 mi away

18%8

Weippe30.2 mi away

5%2

Kamiah39.1 mi away

5%2

Elk River (in town)right here

2%1

Nezperce37.9 mi away

2%1

Emmett201.9 mi away

2%1

Coeur d'Alene69.8 mi away

2%1

Pocatello325.9 mi away

2%1

Idaho Falls304.2 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%14

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

How far

How far Elk River commutes

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

42%

30%

21%

7%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

30%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Elk River is a commuter town

0.34jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Elk River are

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

Jobs based in Elk River

15 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less27%

$1,251–$3,333 a month67%

Over $3,333 a month7%

Jobs Elk River residents hold

44 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−25%

Jobs based in Elk River, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 15. 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.