Work & commute · Meridian

Work & commute in Meridian, ID

About one in 4 of Meridian’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Boise City (44%), Nampa (9%) and Eagle (4%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

24%

13,463 of 56,799 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

19%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 43,336 Meridian residents head out of town to work, 13,463 work right here, and 44,475 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Meridian.

43,336live here, work elsewhere

13,463live and work here

44,475work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Meridian goes to work

Boise City8.5 mi away

44%25,134

Meridian (in town)right here

24%13,463

Nampa8.3 mi away

9%4,952

Eagle5.9 mi away

4%2,113

Caldwell13.2 mi away

3%1,517

Garden City6.6 mi away

2%1,292

Kuna6 mi away

1%429

Idaho Falls218.7 mi away

1%287

Twin Falls121.7 mi away

0%282

Star7.8 mi away

0%224

Everywhere elseother towns and states

13%7,106

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

How far

How far Meridian commutes

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

71%

21%

71%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

1%25–50 mi

7%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Meridian is balanced between jobs and homes

1.02jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.02 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Meridian are

57,938 jobs are based in Meridian. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Meridian’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Meridian

57,938 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Meridian residents hold

56,799 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+73%

Jobs based in Meridian, 2013 → 2023: 33,421 → 57,938. 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.