Work & commute · Racetrack

Work & commute in Racetrack, MT

Most working residents leave Racetrack for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Deer Lodge (50%), Denver (8%) and Helena (8%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 12 working residents

Typical commute

10 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 12 Racetrack residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Racetrack.

12live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

4work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Racetrack goes to work

Deer Lodge8.4 mi away

50%6

Denver, CO599.7 mi away

8%1

Helena40.9 mi away

8%1

Billings203.8 mi away

8%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%3

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

How far

How far Racetrack commutes

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

42%

25%

17%

42%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Racetrack is a commuter town

0.33jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.33 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Racetrack are

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

Jobs based in Racetrack

4 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less100%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Racetrack residents hold

12 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+300%

Jobs based in Racetrack, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 4. 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.