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Jobs & commute in Havre North

For more than half of its working residents, Havre North is a commute to Havre

A typical one-way commute from Havre North lasts 14 minutes (Montana 19, U.S. 26). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Montana as a whole. 79 jobs are based in Havre North, and 306 of its residents work somewhere.

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

What stands out · In brief

What sets Havre North apart on work

Most Havre North residents work close to home

71% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓

Havre North is a place people come home to

There are 79 jobs based in Havre North, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Havre North has about 660 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 306 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · The commute map

Where the trip to work from Havre North ends

ChinookManhattanHavre: 165 residents work here (54%)Helena: 6 residents work here (2%)Great Falls: 13 residents work here (4%)Missoula: 5 residents work here (2%)Billings: 6 residents work here (2%)Butte-Silver BowWest Havre: 23 residents work here (8%)Saddle Butte: 5 residents work here (2%)Havre NorthHerron: 3 residents work here (1%)Beaver Creek: 4 residents work here (1%)Helena Valley West Central: 3 residents work here (1%)HavreWest HavreGreat FallsHelenaBillingsMissoulaHavre North
1
Havre1.5 mi away
54%165
2
West Havre3 mi away
8%23
3
Great Falls105 mi away
4%13
4
Helena174.5 mi away
2%6
5
Billings198.8 mi away
2%6
6
Missoula233.6 mi away
2%5
7
Saddle Butte3 mi away
2%5
8
Beaver Creek6.4 mi away
1%4
9
Herron5 mi away
1%3
101%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
24%73
The top trips

Where Havre North 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 Havre North

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHavre: 54% · 1.5 miWest Havre: 8% · 3 miGreat Falls: 4% · 105 miHelena: 2% · 174.5 miBillings: 2% · 198.8 miMissoula: 2% · 233.6 miSaddle Butte: 2% · 3 miBeaver Creek: 1% · 6.4 miHerron: 1% · 5 miHelena Valley West Central: 1% · 172.2 miHavre 54%West Havre 8%Great Falls 4%Helena 2%Billings 2%Havre North
Havre NorthTop destinations (size = commuters)
71%Under 10 mi218 residents
4%10–24 mi12 residents
2%25–50 mi6 residents
23%Over 50 mi70 residents

About 23% 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.

Day and night

Havre North on a workday afternoon

On a workday 304 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.

304live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
77work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night890
Workday660
890live here− 300head out to work+ 77come in to work= 660on a workday

About 660 people are in Havre North on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.

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

0.26 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 jobs

Jobs in Havre North: what the 79 are

Jobs based in Havre NorthJobs Havre North residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms16%7%
Trade, transport & utilities35%24%
Services: health, schools, offices48%69%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less16%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%36%
Over $3,333 a month49%47%

Who does it

29 or younger24%32%
30 to 5452%42%
55 and older24%25%
−29%

Jobs based in Havre North, 2013 → 2023: 112 → 79. 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 Havre North’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Havre North, about 14 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
110 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Havre North14 min
Montana19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Havre North workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Havre North gets to work
71%Drive alone
29%Carpool

Share of the 331 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.

Next door

Bordering towns draw 54% of Havre North’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownHavre North workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Havre North–——14 min$44,554
Havre54%C−A11 min$50,329

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Havre. Darker towns draw more of Havre North’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Havre North: questions

What is the median household income in Havre North?

$44,554 (±$16,904) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Havre North?

40.2%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Havre North?

14 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Havre North work?

1% work in town.

Can you get around Havre North without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Havre North, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Havre North

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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.