Most of Little Browning commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Little Browning itself; outside it, Browning draws the most (22%, 31 miles). Little Browning has 3 jobs for 46 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Montana 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Little Browning
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in Little Browning on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 towns that employ Little Browning’s residents
Where Little Browning clocks in
22% of workers
17% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Little Browning
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Little Browning, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 3. 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 Browning’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Little Browning
of Little Browning workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Little Browning
About 37% 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.
Little Browning and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Cut Bank (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Little Browning workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Browning | – | — | — | — | $26,563 |
| Cut Bank | 2% | D | A | 11 min | $49,432 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Little Browning’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 Browning: questions
What is the median household income in Little Browning?
$26,563 (±$26,537) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Little Browning?
21.6%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Little Browning work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Browning (22%, 31 mi), East Glacier Park Village (17%, 42 mi), South Browning (13%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Little Browning without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Little Browning, from the people who make the trip.
More of Little Browning
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.