With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Little Bitterroot Lake works elsewhere
33% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Montana as a whole. 4 jobs are based in Little Bitterroot Lake for 68 working residents. Hardly any work in Little Bitterroot Lake; the top destination outside it is Kalispell (31%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Little Bitterroot Lake quiets down on a workday
On a workday 68 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Little Bitterroot Lake on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 Little Bitterroot Lake commutes to
Where Little Bitterroot Lake clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
Most jobs in Little Bitterroot Lake are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Little Bitterroot Lake, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 4. 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 Little Bitterroot Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Little Bitterroot Lake
of Little Bitterroot Lake workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 commuters (the 33% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Little Bitterroot Lake
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Little Bitterroot Lake
The biggest share goes to Marion (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Little Bitterroot Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bitterroot Lake | – | — | — | — | — |
| Marion | 6% | C | D− | 31 min | $65,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Little Bitterroot Lake’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 Little Bitterroot Lake: questions
What is the poverty rate in Little Bitterroot Lake?
17.3%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Little Bitterroot Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kalispell (31%, 19 mi), Missoula (10%, 93 mi), Whitefish (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Little Bitterroot Lake 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 Little Bitterroot Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Little Bitterroot Lake
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.