Work means Great Falls for about three in four of Gibson Flats’ working residents
There are 45 jobs in Gibson Flats for 86 working residents. At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Montana 12%). 74.1% of residents are in poverty, next to 11.5% for Montana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Gibson Flats: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Gibson Flats on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.52 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 places Gibson Flats commutes to
Where Gibson Flats clocks in
74% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
In Gibson Flats, 91% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gibson Flats, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 45. 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 Gibson Flats’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Gibson Flats
of Gibson Flats workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 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 Gibson Flats
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.
74% of Gibson Flats works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gibson Flats workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Flats | – | — | — | — | — |
| Great Falls | 74% | C+ | A− | 15 min | $63,373 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Great Falls. Darker towns draw more of Gibson Flats’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 Gibson Flats: questions
What is the poverty rate in Gibson Flats?
74.1%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gibson Flats work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Gibson Flats 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 Gibson Flats, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gibson Flats
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.