Earning a living in Musselshell
No jobs are based in Musselshell in the Census job records; 16 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any stay in Musselshell for work; outside it, Billings is the main destination (38%, 53 miles). 33.3% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.5% across Montana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Musselshell
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20 people are in Musselshell on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Where the trip to work from Musselshell ends
Where Musselshell clocks in
38% of workers
13% of workers
6% 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 Musselshell
of Musselshell workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 commuters (the 12% 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.
The distance from Musselshell to work
About 75% 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 Musselshell: questions
What is the poverty rate in Musselshell?
33.3%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Musselshell work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Billings (38%, 53 mi), Roundup (13%, 21 mi), Forsyth (6%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Musselshell 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 Musselshell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Musselshell
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.