Making a living in Parker School
Working residents average 19 minutes each way, about the same as across Montana. For 4% of workers, the job is at home (Montana 12%). No jobs are based in Parker School in the Census job records; 99 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Parker School on a workday afternoon
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Parker School on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
20% of working residents work in Rocky Boy's Agency
Where Parker School clocks in
5% 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.
About 19 minutes each way for Parker School’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parker School workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 121 commuters (the 4% 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 Parker School works
About 35% 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.
Bordering towns draw 20% of Parker School’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parker School workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker School | – | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Rocky Boy's Agency | 20% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rocky Boy's Agency: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rocky Boy's Agency. Darker towns draw more of Parker School’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 Parker School: questions
What is the poverty rate in Parker School?
12.7%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parker School?
19 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parker School work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rocky Boy's Agency (20%, 2 mi), Rocky Boy West (8%, 12 mi), Great Falls (5%, 89 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Parker School without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Parker School, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parker School
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.