Jobs & Employment in Garden City, ID

Unemployment, workforce, and commute data — 2023 ACS Data

Employment Overview

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Labor Force

5,844

Employed

5,594

Mean Commute

17 min

How People Commute

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Drive Alone

68.5%

Carpool

7.8%

Public Transit

0.5%

Walk

0.6%

Bike

2.0%

Work from Home

18.4%

Employment by Sector

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Private Sector

94.0%

Government

44.7%

Self-Employed

2.8%

Top Occupations & Wages

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (2024)

Data represents the Boise City, ID metro area

Highest-Paying Job

Registered Nurses

Top Median Wage

$93.8K

per year

Occupations Tracked

Occupation	Employment	25th Pct	Median	75th Pct
Registered Nurses	6,970	$79.2K	$93.8K	$100.8K
General and Operations Managers	13,480	$57.4K	$82.4K	$122.2K
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	4,220	$48.0K	$61.4K	$75.3K
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	4,150	$46.7K	$60.4K	$80.1K
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	5,860	$48.7K	$56.4K	$62.4K
Light Truck Drivers	4,420	$39.3K	$48.5K	$64.5K
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	4,440	$39.4K	$47.2K	$58.0K
Construction Laborers	5,900	$39.2K	$45.9K	$49.6K
Office Clerks, General	9,790	$34.8K	$43.9K	$50.0K
Customer Service Representatives	12,540	$34.5K	$42.7K	$48.3K
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	4,130	$36.9K	$42.4K	$48.7K
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	9,440	$36.5K	$39.2K	$45.1K
Stockers and Order Fillers	5,570	$34.1K	$37.3K	$39.1K
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	5,410	$30.1K	$35.8K	$38.0K
Cooks, Restaurant	3,620	$29.6K	$35.3K	$38.0K
Retail Salespersons	9,340	$29.2K	$33.9K	$38.2K
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	7,880	$29.8K	$33.4K	$36.6K
Waiters and Waitresses	5,120	$19.9K	$31.6K	$44.6K
Cashiers	6,620	$28.6K	$31.0K	$36.3K
Fast Food and Counter Workers	10,800	$23.1K	$29.1K	$30.3K

Garden City, ID has an unemployment rate of 3.2% with a labor force of 5,844. The average commute time is 17 minutes. About 68.5% of workers drive alone to work. 18.4% of workers work from home.