How Martin City works: jobs, income and commuting
Only 3% work in Martin City; the top destination outside it is Columbia Falls (15%, 8 miles). For 4% of workers, the job is at home; Montana has 12%. The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average, where Montana has 19 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Martin City on a workday
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 105 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Martin City work
Where Martin City clocks in
15% of workers
7% 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.
What the 108 jobs in Martin City are
108 jobs are based in Martin City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Martin City, 2014 → 2024: 42 → 108. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Martin City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Martin City takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Martin City workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 156 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 many miles Martin City commutes
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Martin City: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Martin City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin City | – | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Hungry Horse | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hungry Horse: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Martin City’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 2024, 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 Martin City: questions
What is the poverty rate in Martin City?
0.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Martin City?
26 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Martin City work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbia Falls (15%, 8 mi), Kalispell (13%, 18 mi), Whitefish (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Martin City 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 Martin City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Martin City
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.