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Jobs & commute in Flat Willow Colony

Work and commuting in Flat Willow Colony

Flat Willow Colony has 5 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any work in Flat Willow Colony; the top destination outside it is Roundup (20%, 19 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Flat Willow Colony on a workday

On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

5live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Flat Willow Colony’s residents

Roundup: 1 residents work here (20%)Missoula: 1 residents work here (20%)Billings: 1 residents work here (20%)Flat Willow ColonyRoundupMissoulaBillingsFlat Willow Colony
1
Roundup19.3 mi away
20%1
2
Missoula262.1 mi away
20%1
3
Billings64.8 mi away
20%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%2
The top trips

Where Flat Willow Colony clocks in

Lines 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Flat Willow Colony

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRoundup: 20% · 19.3 miMissoula: 20% · 262.1 miBillings: 20% · 64.8 miRoundup 20%Missoula 20%Billings 20%Flat Willow Colony
Flat Willow ColonyTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
20%10–24 mi1 residents
40%25–50 mi2 residents
40%Over 50 mi2 residents

About 40% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Flat Willow Colony: questions

Where do people who live in Flat Willow Colony work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roundup (20%, 19 mi), Missoula (20%, 262 mi), Billings (20%, 65 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Flat Willow Colony, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

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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.