There are 2.2 jobs in Bynum for every working resident, and 20 people commute in
Hardly any stay in Bynum for work; outside it, Choteau is the main destination (44%, 12 miles). 20 jobs are based in Bynum, against 9 working residents. For 50% of workers, the job is at home (Montana 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Bynum
On a workday 9 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 26 people are in Bynum on a workday afternoon, 73% more than live here.
2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Bynum’s workers come from
Where Bynum clocks in
44% of workers
11% of workersLines 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Bynum
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bynum’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bynum
of Bynum workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 commuters (the 50% who work from home are left out). Across Montana: 81% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Bynum’s commute, mile by mile
About 44% 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.
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.
Jobs and commuting in Bynum: questions
What is the median household income in Bynum?
$49,375 (±$28,582) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bynum?
13.3%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bynum work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Choteau (44%, 12 mi), Great Falls (11%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bynum without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bynum, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bynum
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.