Work & commute · Richey

Work & commute in Richey, MT

Most working residents leave Richey for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Glendive (30%), Billings (5%) and Sidney (4%). Half commute less than 41 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 57 working residents

Typical commute

41 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 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 56 Richey residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Richey.

56live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

50work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Richey goes to work

Glendive40.8 mi away

30%17

Billings208.9 mi away

5%3

Sidney42.3 mi away

4%2

Williston, ND75.8 mi away

4%2

Sheridan, WY216.6 mi away

4%2

West Glendive40 mi away

4%2

Richey (in town)right here

2%1

Scobey80.8 mi away

2%1

Wolf Point40.8 mi away

2%1

Baker96 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%25

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

How far

How far Richey commutes

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

60%

33%

4%Under 10 mi

4%10–24 mi

60%25–50 mi

33%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Richey is balanced between jobs and homes

0.89jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.89 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Richey are

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

Jobs based in Richey

51 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month65%

Jobs Richey residents hold

57 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities35%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less30%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−40%

Jobs based in Richey, 2013 → 2023: 85 → 51. 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.