2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Pocatello, ID vs Mountain Home, ID

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Mountain Home has been positive.
- Mountain Home has 0.5% more unemployment than Pocatello.
- Mountain Home job growth has increased by 8.4% in the past 10 years.
 Pocatello, IDMountain Home, IDUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock10.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Pocatello    19 Reviews

I’ve read so many positives. I’d be moving as a senior, probably into a senior community. My two questions 1) summer fires. How bad is the smoke, and are there parts of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it too  More

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I don't have a review. I actually have some questions. I read about the low cost of living in Pocatello. I am on disability and have an income of 952.00 a month. Is  More

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Reviews for Mountain Home    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The cost of living is low in Idaho, even though the taxes are high. We definitley have 4 seasons, cold in winter and hot in  More

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I was stationed at the base in the late 60s. I am sure many things have changed. Don't remember much so can anyone tell me about bugs (mosquitoes), wind, heat, cold  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have lived here since 1991 and love it... the wind can be brutal in the spring, summers are hot and dry, and the winters can be cold and snowy and we love it... Cost  More

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