Work and commuting in Condon
For 21% of workers, the job is at home, next to 12% for Montana as a whole. Only 3% work in Condon; the top destination outside it is Missoula (34%, 48 miles). At 19 minutes each way, commutes from Condon run about the Montana average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Condon
On a workday 108 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Condon on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.70 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 the trip to work from Condon ends
Where Condon clocks in
34% of workers
4% 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.
What work there is in Condon: 78 jobs
78 jobs are based in Condon.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Condon, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 78. 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 Condon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Condon’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Condon workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 83 commuters (the 21% 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 many miles Condon commutes
About 30% 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 Condon: questions
What is the median household income in Condon?
$41,625 (±$18,777) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Condon?
11.9%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Condon?
19 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Condon work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Missoula (34%, 48 mi), Bozeman (4%, 179 mi), Butte-Silver Bow (4%, 123 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Condon 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 Condon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Condon
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.