Fort Assinniboine (Boundary Increase) · Photo: am · CC BY-SA 3.0For more than half of its working residents, Herron is a commute to Havre
Employers in Herron report 98 jobs, against 21 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Montana 12%). Hardly any work in Herron itself; outside it, Havre draws the most (52%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Herron, and who commutes in
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Herron on a workday afternoon, 58% more than live here.
4.7 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.
Commuting in to Herron: where workers come from
Where Herron clocks in
10% of workers
5% 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.
68% of the jobs in Herron pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Herron, 2013 → 2023: 84 → 98. 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 Herron’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Herron
of Herron workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 46 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.
Half of Herron commutes less than 4 miles
About 19% 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 Herron compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Herron workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herron | – | — | — | — | $108,235 |
| West Havre | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Havre: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Herron’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 Herron: questions
What is the median household income in Herron?
$108,235 (±$50,399) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Herron?
0.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Herron work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Herron 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 Herron, from the people who make the trip.
More of Herron
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.