More than half of Camp Three’s working residents commute to Roundup
The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average, where Montana has 19 and the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 12% across Montana. Employers in Camp Three report 23 jobs, and 45 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Camp Three
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Camp Three on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.51 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.
Where Camp Three’s working residents head each day
Where Camp Three clocks in
51% of workers
20% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Camp Three
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Camp Three, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 23. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
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 Camp Three’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Camp Three: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Camp Three workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 0% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Camp Three
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.
Bordering towns draw 51% of Camp Three’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Camp Three workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Three | – | — | — | 23 min | $58,000 |
| Roundup | 51% | D | A | 16 min | $57,847 |
| Klein | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Klein: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Roundup. Darker towns draw more of Camp Three’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Camp Three: questions
What is the median household income in Camp Three?
$58,000 (±$10,214) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Camp Three?
13.8%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Camp Three?
23 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Camp Three work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Camp Three 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 Camp Three, from the people who make the trip.
More of Camp Three
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.