Little Bitterroot LakeMT
A town of 156 in Montana.
Is Little Bitterroot Lake a good place to live?
Among 43 Montana towns, just 3 have a higher midpoint age than Little Bitterroot Lake. The biggest park or preserve is Lost Trail Conservation Area, at 539 acres. Little Bitterroot Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
156 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Little Bitterroot Lake: who provides what
Little Bitterroot Lake is unincorporated, so Flathead County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Little Bitterroot Lake.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Little Bitterroot Lake’s workers commute out
Half commute less than 20 miles. 17% of Little Bitterroot Lake residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Kalispell (31%), Missoula (10%) and Whitefish (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Little Bitterroot Lake faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by avalanches
Of the losses FEMA expects in Little Bitterroot Lake, 88% come from avalanches and 5% from inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Little Bitterroot Lake
July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 17° and about 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Little Bitterroot Lake is
72% of adults had a checkup this year in Little Bitterroot Lake. In Little Bitterroot Lake, 28% of adults feel lonely, below both the Montana town median (31%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). Among adults in the town, 16% report frequent physical distress and 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Little Bitterroot Lake | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Little Bitterroot Lake | MT |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.7% | 12.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Little Bitterroot Lake, trail density runs lower than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
3.7% of the land in Little Bitterroot Lake is conserved, against 9.2% in Montana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.8 miles.
| Little Bitterroot Lake | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 9.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lost Trail Conservation Area | — | 539 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Little Bitterroot Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Little Bitterroot Lake; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Little Bitterroot Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
100% of working residents leave Little Bitterroot Lake for work
Where Little Bitterroot Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Little Bitterroot Lake
Unincorporated community in Montana, United States
Little Bitterroot Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Flathead County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Little Bitterroot Lake had a population of 154. The town is next to Little Bitterroot Lake.
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- Area
- 13 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,022 ft
Questions about Little Bitterroot Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Little Bitterroot Lake, MT a good place to live?
Little Bitterroot Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.