With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Kings Point works elsewhere
38% of workers work from home, against 12% across Montana. 7 jobs are based in Kings Point for 88 working residents. Hardly any work in Kings Point; the top destination outside it is Polson (35%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Kings Point, and who commutes in
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Kings Point on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
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 places Kings Point commutes to
Where Kings Point clocks in
35% of workers
14% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Kings Point
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kings Point, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 7. 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 Kings Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes to work from Kings Point
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kings Point workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 commuters (the 38% 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 Kings Point
About 28% 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 Kings Point
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kings Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Point | – | — | — | 30 min | $75,147 |
| Rocky Point | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rocky Point: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kings Point’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 Kings Point: questions
What is the median household income in Kings Point?
$75,147 (±$46,733) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kings Point?
5.8%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kings Point?
30 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 38% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kings Point work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Polson (35%, 5 mi), Missoula (14%, 62 mi), Ronan (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kings Point 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 Kings Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kings Point
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.