Work & commute · Rexburg

Work & commute in Rexburg, ID

42% of Rexburg’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Idaho Falls (13%), Boise City (4%) and Ammon (2%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

42%

4,420 of 10,613 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 6,193 Rexburg residents head out of town to work, 4,420 work right here, and 8,406 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rexburg.

6,193live here, work elsewhere

4,420live and work here

8,406work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Rexburg goes to work

Rexburg (in town)right here

42%4,420

Idaho Falls26.1 mi away

13%1,423

Boise City222.3 mi away

4%450

Ammon25.5 mi away

2%254

Pocatello73.9 mi away

2%218

Rigby12 mi away

2%175

Meridian230.6 mi away

1%134

St. Anthony11.2 mi away

1%121

Sugar City4.1 mi away

1%111

Twin Falls160.1 mi away

1%111

Everywhere elseother towns and states

30%3,196

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

How far

How far Rexburg commutes

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

48%

13%

15%

24%

48%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Rexburg is balanced between jobs and homes

1.21jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Rexburg are

12,826 jobs are based in Rexburg. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rexburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Rexburg

12,826 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)75%

$1,250 a month or less30%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Rexburg residents hold

10,613 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month37%

+30%

Jobs based in Rexburg, 2013 → 2023: 9,862 → 12,826. 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.