Lewistown draws about two in five of King Ranch Colony’s working residents
Hardly any work in King Ranch Colony; the top destination outside it is Lewistown (42%, 9 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Montana has 12%. A typical one-way commute lasts 9 minutes, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in King Ranch Colony by day
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in King Ranch Colony on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where people from King Ranch Colony work
Where King Ranch Colony clocks in
42% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
King Ranch Colony’s commute takes about 9 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of King Ranch Colony workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from King Ranch Colony
About 25% 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.
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 King Ranch Colony: questions
What is the poverty rate in King Ranch Colony?
44.7%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from King Ranch Colony?
9 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in King Ranch Colony work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from King Ranch Colony, from the people who make the trip.
More of King Ranch Colony
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.