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Jobs & commute in Kremlin

Most of Kremlin commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident

Only 5% work in Kremlin itself; outside it, Rudyard draws the most (37%, 21 miles). 8 jobs are based in Kremlin, against 19 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers (Montana 12%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Kremlin by day

On a workday 18 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

18live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night71
Workday60
71live here− 18head out to work+ 7come in to work= 60on a workday

About 60 people are in Kremlin on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.42jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The towns that employ Kremlin’s residents

Hingham: 1 residents work here (5%)Chinook: 1 residents work here (5%)Plains: 1 residents work here (5%)Cut BankHavre: 2 residents work here (11%)ShelbyGreat Falls: 1 residents work here (5%)KremlinGildford ColonyRudyard: 7 residents work here (37%)West HavreInverness: 1 residents work here (5%)RudyardHavreHinghamChinookPlainsGreat FallsKremlin
1
Rudyard21.2 mi away
37%7
2
Havre18.8 mi away
11%2
3
Hingham15.4 mi away
5%1
4
Chinook39.1 mi away
5%1
5
Plains234.6 mi away
5%1
6
Great Falls92.7 mi away
5%1
7
Kremlin (in town)right here
5%1
8
Inverness28.5 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
21%4
The top trips

Where Kremlin clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

75% of the jobs in Kremlin pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in KremlinJobs Kremlin residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%5%
Trade, transport & utilities100%21%
Services: health, schools, offices0%74%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less25%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%26%
Over $3,333 a month75%58%

Who does it

29 or younger13%16%
30 to 5475%53%
55 and older13%32%
+700%

Jobs based in Kremlin, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 8. 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 Kremlin’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Kremlin

Working from home
0%

of Kremlin workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Kremlin gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 16 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Kremlin

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRudyard: 37% · 21.2 miHavre: 11% · 18.8 miHingham: 5% · 15.4 miChinook: 5% · 39.1 miPlains: 5% · 234.6 miGreat Falls: 5% · 92.7 miInverness: 5% · 28.5 miRudyard 37%Havre 11%Hingham 5%Chinook 5%Plains 5%Kremlin
KremlinTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi2 residents
63%10–24 mi12 residents
16%25–50 mi3 residents
11%Over 50 mi2 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Kremlin: questions

What is the median household income in Kremlin?

$58,250 (±$42,843) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Kremlin?

18.3%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Kremlin work?

5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rudyard (37%, 21 mi), Havre (11%, 19 mi), Hingham (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Kremlin without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 33% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Kremlin, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Kremlin

Kremlin home →

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.