Household incomes in North Browning are lower than in 97% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn North Browning D−; getting around on foot earns it C+. 43.3% of residents are in poverty, against 11.5% across Montana. 3% of workers have no commute at all, where Montana as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
North Browning at work: what stands out
A lot of North Browning works one town over
36% of working residents work in a town that borders North Browning: Browning (25%) and South Browning (11%). Next door ↓
Commutes from North Browning are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 19 across Montana. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Montana worker. Time on the road ↓
Few North Browning workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Montana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 352 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in North Browning
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Browning is near the bottom of U.S. towns, #42 of 42 in Montana. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides North Browning’s grade.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Browning stays D−.
Commuting from North Browning: about 13 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Browning workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 907 commuters (the 3% 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.
Who works in North Browning, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 312 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 212 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.
0.72 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.
25% of working residents work in Browning
Where North Browning clocks in
25% of workers
24% 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.
Services make up most of the work in North Browning
252 jobs are based in North Browning.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Browning, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 252. 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 North Browning’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far North Browning goes to work
About 18% 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.
For most of North Browning, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Browning is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns, #35 of 42 in Montana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 6.3% across Montana, on an EPA index of 3.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 937 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.0% of North Browning households have no vehicle (Montana 4.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Browning’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Browning next to U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 932 | Big Sky MT | 2,445 | $139K | 4.7% | 1.4% | 68% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,109 | Montana City MT | 3,092 | $130K | 1.8% | 3.9% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,571 | Glasgow MT | 3,145 | $90K | 8.0% | 0.5% | 52% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,558 | Hayfork CA | 2,537 | $44K | 44.3% | 0.0% | 23% | D− |
| 4,559 | Lake Providence LA | 3,147 | $28K | 39.2% | 15.5% | 20% | D− |
| 4,560 | North Browning MT | 3,144 | $37K | 43.3% | 17.0% | 11% | D− |
| 4,561 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of North Browning, the top three, the last and three more from Montana.
36% of North Browning works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Browning (25%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Browning workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Browning | – | D− | C+ | 13 min | $37,155 |
| South Browning | 11% | — | C | 12 min | — |
| Browning | 25% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Browning: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Browning’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 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 North Browning: questions
What is the median household income in North Browning?
$37,155 (±$17,304) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Browning?
43.3%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Browning?
13 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Browning work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Browning (25%, 1 mi), East Glacier Park Village (24%, 12 mi), South Browning (11%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Browning walkable?
North Browning is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 3.0 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Browning without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Browning, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Browning
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.