Jobs and earnings in Camas, and the trip to work
Working from home is the commute for 28% of workers, against 12% across Montana. Hardly any work in Camas; the top destination outside it is Hot Springs (25%, 1 miles). Camas has 12 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Camas: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Camas on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
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.
Commuting out of Camas: the destinations
Where Camas clocks in
25% of workers
25% of workers
17% 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.
Working from home in Camas
of Camas workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 commuters (the 28% 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.
How far Camas goes to work
About 50% 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 Camas: questions
What is the median household income in Camas?
$23,750 (±$14,006) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Camas?
32.4%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Camas work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hot Springs (25%, 1 mi), Missoula (25%, 59 mi), Thompson Falls (17%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Camas 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 Camas, from the people who make the trip.
More of Camas
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.