Bannock County · Idaho · West · 58k residents
Pocatello, ID: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Pocatello: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Idaho median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $962/wk. Idaho's corporate income tax rate is 5.7%. Commercial electricity averages 9.2¢/kWh.
Compare Pocatello side by side
Avg. weekly wage
$962/wk
Corporate income tax
5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher
32.6%
Commercial electricity
9.2¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Pocatello's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
90/100
Heating
Ranks Pocatello's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $271,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $275 |
| Property tax rate | 0.55% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $698/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $995/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.19% |
| Sales tax | 6.05% |
| Corporate income tax | 5.7% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $962/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.6% |
| Commercial electricity | 9.2¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 36.0/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $119,430 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $78,780 |
| Wage: General manager | $78,100 |
| Wage: Customer service | $37,940 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,560 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $56,370 |
| Wage: Electrician | $60,540 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $30,220 |
| Cost of living index | 85 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $130/mo |
| Transit pass | $42/mo |
| Gas price | $3.35/gal |
| Healthcare index | 95 |
| Childcare (per child) | $900/mo |
| Median household income | $60,418 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% |
| Population | 58k |
| Crime index | 28/100 |
| School rating | 5.8/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 67/100 |
| Avg. commute | 21 min |
| Sunny days / year | 210 days |
| July high | 91°F |
| January low | 21°F |
| Annual snowfall | 30 in |
| Home price YoY | +0.6% |
| Home price MoM | -0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +1.9% |
| Rent MoM | -0.2% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +1.8% |
| Building permits YoY | +137.0% |
| Ocean coast | 574 mi |
| Big lake | 112 mi |
| Mountains | 101 mi |
| Major airport | 47 mi |
| Ski resort | 94 mi |
Popular comparisons
Nearby
- Chubbuck, ID · 16k
- Ammon, ID · 19k
- Idaho Falls, ID · 68k
- Rexburg, ID · 41k
- Twin Falls, ID · 54k
Similar size
- Coeur d'Alene, ID · 56k
- Caldwell, ID · 67k
- Post Falls, ID · 43k
- Lewiston, ID · 35k
- Eagle, ID · 33k
Real listings in Pocatello
LoopNet ↗Crexi ↗CommercialCafe ↗
Links open third-party listing searches. WhereToHQ has no paid relationship with these sites.
- Is Pocatello a good place to run a business?
- Idaho's corporate income tax rate is 5.7%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $962/wk; commercial electricity averages 9.2¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Pocatello, ID?
- Pocatello indexes at 85 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $995/mo and a acs median home value of $271,000.
- How much does a house cost in Pocatello?
- The acs median home value in Pocatello is $271,000 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Pocatello?
- A two-bedroom in Pocatello rents for about $995/mo.