Jobs and the daily commute in Coram
Only 1% stay in Coram for work; outside it, Kalispell is the main destination (18%, 20 miles). Home is the office for 38% of workers, against 12% across Montana. 90 jobs are based in Coram, against 146 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Coram quiets down on a workday
On a workday 144 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Coram on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.62 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 Coram’s working residents head each day
Where Coram clocks in
12% 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 Coram’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coram, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 90. 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 Coram’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Coram
of Coram workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 38% 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 Coram
About 17% 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 Coram: questions
What is the median household income in Coram?
$63,388 (±$15,017) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coram?
10.2%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Coram work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kalispell (18%, 20 mi), Columbia Falls (12%, 8 mi), Hungry Horse (12%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Coram 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 Coram, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coram
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.