Old Agency at work: jobs, income and the commute
Home is the office for 31% of workers; Montana has 12%. Hardly any work in Old Agency itself; outside it, Hot Springs draws the most (36%, 26 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, 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
Old Agency by day and by night
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Old Agency on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 Old Agency goes to work
Where Old Agency clocks in
36% of workers
9% 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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Old Agency
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Agency workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25 commuters (the 31% 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 Old Agency works
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.
Around Old Agency: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Agency workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Agency | – | — | — | 25 min | $45,750 |
| Sčilíp | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sčilíp: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Old Agency’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 Old Agency: questions
What is the median household income in Old Agency?
$45,750 (±$10,653) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Agency?
52.7%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Agency?
25 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Agency work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hot Springs (36%, 26 mi), Polson (9%, 26 mi), St. Ignatius (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Old Agency without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Old Agency, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Agency
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.