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Jobs & commute in Gallatin River Ranch

Gallatin River Ranch has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

100% of workers work from home (Montana 12%). There are 15 jobs in Gallatin River Ranch, against 58 working residents. Hardly any work in Gallatin River Ranch; the top destination outside it is Bozeman (22%, 20 miles).

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

Day and night

A workday in Gallatin River Ranch: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.

58live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
15work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night130
Workday84
130live here− 58head out to work+ 15come in to work= 84on a workday

About 84 people are in Gallatin River Ranch on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.26jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Where the trip to work from Gallatin River Ranch ends

Pocatello: 1 residents work here (2%)Ennis: 1 residents work here (2%)Manhattan: 2 residents work here (3%)LaurelBelgrade: 2 residents work here (3%)Great Falls: 2 residents work here (3%)Bozeman: 13 residents work here (22%)Billings: 2 residents work here (3%)Bridger: 7 residents work here (12%)Gallatin River RanchFour Corners: 2 residents work here (3%)Ponderosa Pines: 4 residents work here (7%)BozemanBridgerPonderosa PinesManhattanBelgradeGreat FallsGallatin River Ranch
1
Bozeman20.2 mi away
22%13
2
Bridger21.9 mi away
12%7
3
Ponderosa Pines9.2 mi away
7%4
4
Manhattan3 mi away
3%2
5
Belgrade11 mi away
3%2
6
Great Falls110.6 mi away
3%2
7
Billings133.9 mi away
3%2
8
Four Corners17.6 mi away
3%2
9
Pocatello, ID216.7 mi away
2%1
10
Ennis43.1 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%22
The top trips

Where Gallatin River Ranch 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.

The jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Gallatin River Ranch

Jobs based in Gallatin River RanchJobs Gallatin River Ranch residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms7%17%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices93%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%24%
Over $3,333 a month80%57%

Who does it

29 or younger20%26%
30 to 5460%48%
55 and older20%26%
−85%

Jobs based in Gallatin River Ranch, 2013 → 2023: 103 → 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 Gallatin River Ranch’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Gallatin River Ranch

Working from home
100%

of Gallatin River Ranch workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 10 in 10

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

How far

How many miles Gallatin River Ranch commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBozeman: 22% · 20.2 miBridger: 12% · 21.9 miPonderosa Pines: 7% · 9.2 miManhattan: 3% · 3 miBelgrade: 3% · 11 miGreat Falls: 3% · 110.6 miBillings: 3% · 133.9 miFour Corners: 3% · 17.6 miPocatello: 2% · 216.7 miEnnis: 2% · 43.1 miBozeman 22%Bridger 12%Ponderosa Pines 7%Manhattan 3%Belgrade 3%Gallatin River Ranch
Gallatin River RanchTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi9 residents
55%10–24 mi32 residents
9%25–50 mi5 residents
21%Over 50 mi12 residents

About 21% 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 Gallatin River Ranch: questions

What is the median household income in Gallatin River Ranch?

$101,250 (±$70,026) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Gallatin River Ranch?

0.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Gallatin River Ranch work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bozeman (22%, 20 mi), Bridger (12%, 22 mi), Ponderosa Pines (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Gallatin River Ranch, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Gallatin River Ranch

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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.