Earning a living in Inverness
There are 19 jobs in Inverness; 15 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 82% of workers, against 12% across Montana. Hardly any work in Inverness; the top destination outside it is Rudyard (13%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Inverness, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 43 people are in Inverness on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Inverness ends
Where Inverness clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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 Inverness pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Inverness, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 19. 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 Inverness’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Inverness
of Inverness workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 commuters (the 81% 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.
How far Inverness goes to work
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Inverness
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Inverness workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | – | — | — | — | $61,875 |
| Joplin | under 7% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Joplin: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Inverness’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 Inverness: questions
What is the median household income in Inverness?
$61,875 (±$34,058) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Inverness?
0.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Inverness work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rudyard (13%, 7 mi), Hingham (7%, 13 mi), Conrad (7%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Inverness 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 Inverness, from the people who make the trip.
More of Inverness
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.