Great Falls draws more than half of Neihart’s working residents
25% of workers work from home (Montana 12%). Hardly any work in Neihart itself; outside it, Great Falls draws the most (53%, 47 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, where Montana has 19 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Neihart
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 163 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Neihart on a workday afternoon, 361% more than live here.
10.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Neihart’s workforce comes from
Where Neihart clocks in
53% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Neihart are in services
163 jobs are based in Neihart.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Neihart, 2013 → 2023: 119 → 163. 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 Neihart’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Neihart’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Neihart workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 25% 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 far Neihart’s workers travel
About 27% 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 Neihart: questions
What is the median household income in Neihart?
$83,000 (±$33,861) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Neihart?
30.8%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Neihart?
23 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Neihart work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Neihart 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 Neihart, from the people who make the trip.
More of Neihart
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.