Making a living in Horizon Colony
Hardly any work in Horizon Colony itself; outside it, Cut Bank draws the most (33%, 7 miles). No jobs are based in Horizon Colony in the Census job records; 3 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Horizon Colony, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
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 Horizon Colony goes to work
Where Horizon Colony clocks in
33% 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 far Horizon Colony’s workers travel
About 33% 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 Horizon Colony: questions
Where do people who live in Horizon Colony work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cut Bank (33%, 7 mi), Conrad (33%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Horizon Colony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Horizon 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.