Fox has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
At home: 67% of workers have no commute at all (Montana 12%). Employers in Fox report 15 jobs, against 40 working residents. Hardly any stay in Fox for work; outside it, Red Lodge is the main destination (30%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Fox by day
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 55 people are in Fox on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
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 Fox ends
Where Fox clocks in
30% of workers
15% 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 Fox’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fox, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 15. 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 Fox’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fox
of Fox workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 commuters (the 67% 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 far it is to work from Fox
About 25% 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.
Next door to Fox
The biggest share goes to Roberts (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fox workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox | – | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts | 8% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roberts: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fox’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 Fox: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fox?
0.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fox work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Red Lodge (30%, 7 mi), Billings (15%, 47 mi), Roberts (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fox 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 Fox, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fox
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.