Work and commuting in Hidden Lake Colony
Hardly any work in Hidden Lake Colony; the top destination outside it is Browning (17%, 19 miles). No jobs are based in Hidden Lake Colony in the Census job records; 30 of its residents work elsewhere. Below the poverty line: 100.0% of residents, next to 11.5% for Montana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Hidden Lake Colony, and who commutes in
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2 people are in Hidden Lake Colony on a workday afternoon, 94% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Hidden Lake Colony goes to work
Where Hidden Lake Colony clocks in
17% of workers
13% of workers
10% 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.
How many miles Hidden Lake Colony commutes
About 47% 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 2024.
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 2024, 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 Hidden Lake Colony: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hidden Lake Colony?
100.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hidden Lake Colony work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Browning (17%, 19 mi), Great Falls (13%, 97 mi), Billings (10%, 272 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hidden Lake Colony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hidden Lake Colony
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.