Work & commute · Montana

Work & commute in Montana, WI

Most working residents leave Montana for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Mondovi (13%), Eau Claire (10%) and Whitehall (9%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 127 working residents

Typical commute

25 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

16%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 127 Montana residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Montana.

127live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Montana goes to work

Mondovi14.2 mi away

13%17

Eau Claire31.4 mi away

10%13

Whitehall13 mi away

9%11

Winona, MN22.3 mi away

7%9

La Crosse42 mi away

5%6

Durand24.8 mi away

3%4

Arcadia10 mi away

3%4

Alma15.8 mi away

3%4

Chippewa Falls40.4 mi away

2%3

Menomonie38.9 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%53

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

How far

How far Montana commutes

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

46%

28%

21%

5%Under 10 mi

46%10–24 mi

28%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Montana is a commuter town

0.10jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Montana are

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

Jobs based in Montana

13 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)85%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)15%

$1,250 a month or less38%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month31%

Jobs Montana residents hold

127 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+44%

Jobs based in Montana, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 13. 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.