Work means Conrad for more than half of Midway Colony’s working residents
Hardly any work in Midway Colony; the top destination outside it is Conrad (54%, 8 miles). No jobs are based in Midway Colony in the Census job records; 39 of its residents work elsewhere. 100.0% of residents live below the poverty line, where Montana as a whole has 11.5%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Midway Colony, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Midway Colony on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Midway Colony: the destinations
Where Midway Colony clocks in
54% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Where in the region Midway Colony works
About 28% 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.
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 Midway Colony: questions
What is the poverty rate in Midway Colony?
100.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Midway Colony work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Midway Colony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Midway Colony
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.