Work & commute · Judith Gap

Work & commute in Judith Gap, MT

Most working residents leave Judith Gap for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Harlowton (36%), Helena (12%) and Billings (12%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 25 working residents

Typical commute

31 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 24 Judith Gap residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Judith Gap.

24live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

40work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Judith Gap goes to work

Harlowton17.2 mi away

36%9

Helena107.6 mi away

12%3

Billings84.1 mi away

12%3

Judith Gap (in town)right here

4%1

Ryegate35.4 mi away

4%1

Forsyth149.3 mi away

4%1

Hardin121.3 mi away

4%1

Missoula202.6 mi away

4%1

Lockwood87.4 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

16%4

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

How far

How far Judith Gap commutes

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

40%

16%

40%

4%Under 10 mi

40%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

40%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Judith Gap is a job hub

1.64jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Judith Gap are

41 jobs are based in Judith Gap. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Judith Gap’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Judith Gap

41 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less44%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month27%

Jobs Judith Gap residents hold

25 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month32%

−41%

Jobs based in Judith Gap, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 41. 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.