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Jobs & commute in Birney

For about two in three of its working residents, Birney is a commute to Lame Deer

Hardly any work in Birney; the top destination outside it is Lame Deer (65%, 15 miles). No jobs are based in Birney in the Census job records; 23 of its residents work elsewhere.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Birney quiets down on a workday

On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

23live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night17
Workday0
17live here− 23head out to work+ 0come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Birney on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Birney ends

Billings: 1 residents work here (4%)Fort Smith: 1 residents work here (4%)Lockwood: 1 residents work here (4%)BirneyAshland: 2 residents work here (9%)Lame Deer: 15 residents work here (65%)Lame DeerAshlandBillingsFort SmithLockwoodBirney
1
Lame Deer15.1 mi away
65%15
2
Ashland15.8 mi away
9%2
3
Billings102.8 mi away
4%1
4
Fort Smith70.3 mi away
4%1
5
Lockwood96.4 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
13%3
The top trips

Where Birney clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Birney

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLame Deer: 65% · 15.1 miAshland: 9% · 15.8 miBillings: 4% · 102.8 miFort Smith: 4% · 70.3 miLockwood: 4% · 96.4 miLame Deer 65%Ashland 9%Billings 4%Fort Smith 4%Birney
BirneyTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
77%10–24 mi17 residents
5%25–50 mi1 residents
18%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
  • Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Birney: questions

What is the poverty rate in Birney?

0.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Birney work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Birney, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Birney

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.