Transit carries 40% of Miller Colony’s commuters to work
The Census job records count 3 working residents of Miller Colony and no jobs based in it. 0% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Montana as a whole. Hardly any stay in Miller Colony for work; outside it, Choteau is the main destination (33%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Miller Colony
On a workday 3 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 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.
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.
The towns that employ Miller Colony’s residents
Where Miller Colony clocks in
33% of workers
33% of workers
33% 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.
Working from home in Miller Colony
of Miller Colony workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67 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.
Where in the region Miller Colony works
About 67% 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 Miller Colony: questions
What is the poverty rate in Miller Colony?
100.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Miller Colony work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Choteau (33%, 9 mi), Great Falls (33%, 55 mi), East Glacier Park Village (33%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Miller Colony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miller 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.