Editing Idaho Falls, Idaho (section)

==Economy==
Idaho Falls serves as a regional hub for [[health care]], [[travel]], and [[business]] in eastern Idaho.

The community's economy was mostly [[agricultural]]ly focused until the opening of the National Reactor Testing Station in the desert west of Idaho Falls in 1949. The city subsequently became largely dependent on high-income jobs from the [[Idaho National Laboratory]] (INL), known locally simply as "The Site." Since the 1990s, the city has added a significant retail, entertainment, and restaurant sector, as well as a regional [[Medical centers in the United States|medical center]].

Idaho Falls hosts the headquarters of the United Potato Growers of Idaho and District 7 of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. It is the home to several small-to-medium-sized national corporations such as North Wind, Inc. and Melaleuca, Inc.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rose|first=Peter|title=Melaleuca expands into Canada|journal=The Idaho Business Review|date=April 9, 1994|volume=13|issue=27|pages=10}}</ref>

The median home price in Idaho Falls was $224,800 in January 2007.<ref name='lowcost'>{{cite web|url=http://realestate.msn.com/Buying/Article2.aspx?cp-documentid=3863709|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115051955/http://realestate.msn.com/Buying/Article2.aspx?cp-documentid=3863709|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-01-15|title=10 low-cost locales where jobs are plentiful|access-date=2009-05-04}}</ref>

Public transport in Idaho Falls is run by the Greater Idaho Falls Transit, which runs the GIFT On Demand [[demand-responsive transport]] system.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eastidahonews.com/2022/06/public-transportation-has-returned-to-the-city-of-idaho-falls/ | title=Public transportation has returned to the city of Idaho Falls | date=June 3, 2022 }}</ref>