Missoula draws more than half of Piltzville’s working residents
The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average (Montana 19, U.S. 26). 0% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Montana as a whole. Hardly any stay in Piltzville for work; outside it, Missoula is the main destination (57%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Piltzville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 183 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Piltzville on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.16 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 Piltzville goes to work
Where Piltzville clocks in
57% of workers
2% 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 place that makes things: 41% of Piltzville’s jobs are in goods
29 jobs are based in Piltzville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Piltzville, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 29. 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 Piltzville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Piltzville takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Piltzville workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 162 commuters (the 0% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Piltzville
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.
Next door to Piltzville
The biggest share goes to Bonner-West Riverside (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Piltzville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piltzville | – | — | — | 23 min | $68,867 |
| Bonner-West Riverside | 4% | C | B+ | 21 min | $62,039 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Piltzville’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 Piltzville: questions
What is the median household income in Piltzville?
$68,867 (±$11,850) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Piltzville?
19.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Piltzville?
23 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Piltzville work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Piltzville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Piltzville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Piltzville
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.