Where Geyser earns its living
Only 4% stay in Geyser for work; outside it, Stanford is the main destination (17%, 15 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (Montana 12%). The trip to work takes 8 minutes on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Geyser, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 81 people are in Geyser on a workday afternoon, 23% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 daily trip into Geyser
Where Geyser clocks in
17% of workers
8% 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.
Making and building: 31% of jobs based in Geyser
39 jobs are based in Geyser.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Geyser, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 39. 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 Geyser’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Geyser’s commute takes about 8 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Geyser workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Geyser
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.
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 Geyser: questions
What is the median household income in Geyser?
$61,250 (±$28,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Geyser?
6.1%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Geyser?
8 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Geyser work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanford (17%, 15 mi), Hobson (13%, 34 mi), Lewistown (8%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Geyser without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Geyser, from the people who make the trip.
More of Geyser
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.