With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lindisfarne works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Lindisfarne; the top destination outside it is Polson (31%, 9 miles). 13 jobs are based in Lindisfarne, and 89 of its residents work somewhere. 4% of workers work from home (Montana 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lindisfarne on a workday afternoon
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Lindisfarne on a workday afternoon, 14% 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 Lindisfarne commutes to
Where Lindisfarne clocks in
31% of workers
4% 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.
In Lindisfarne, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lindisfarne, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 13. 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 Lindisfarne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from Lindisfarne
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lindisfarne workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 259 commuters (the 4% 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 Lindisfarne goes to work
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.
Lindisfarne and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lindisfarne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindisfarne | – | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Big Arm | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Big Arm: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lindisfarne’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 Lindisfarne: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lindisfarne?
14.3%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lindisfarne?
24 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lindisfarne work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Polson (31%, 9 mi), Kalispell (10%, 29 mi), Missoula (4%, 65 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lindisfarne without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lindisfarne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lindisfarne
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.