How Dutton works: jobs, income and commuting
The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average (Montana 19, U.S. 26). Only 4% stay in Dutton for work; outside it, Great Falls is the main destination (27%, 31 miles). Dutton has 73 jobs; 108 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Dutton on a workday
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Dutton on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.68 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.
The towns that employ Dutton’s residents
Where Dutton clocks in
27% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Dutton: what the 73 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dutton, 2013 → 2023: 102 → 73. 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 Dutton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Dutton: 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 Dutton workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 111 commuters (the 11% 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.
Dutton’s commute, mile by mile
About 28% 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 Dutton: questions
What is the median household income in Dutton?
$60,987 (±$5,305) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dutton?
6.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dutton?
23 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dutton work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Great Falls (27%, 31 mi), Choteau (8%, 22 mi), Helena (5%, 88 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dutton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dutton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dutton
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.