More than half of Jeffers’ working residents commute to Big Sky
No jobs are based in Jeffers in the Census job records; 21 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Jeffers itself; outside it, Big Sky draws the most (62%, 19 miles). 13.3% of residents are in poverty, where Montana as a whole has 11.5%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Jeffers by day
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39 people are in Jeffers on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Jeffers’ residents
Where Jeffers clocks in
62% of workers
10% 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 far it is to work from Jeffers
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.
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 Jeffers: questions
What is the poverty rate in Jeffers?
13.3%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Jeffers work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Big Sky (62%, 19 mi), Ennis (10%, 1 mi), Bozeman (10%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jeffers, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jeffers
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.