Work and commuting in Pondera Colony
Pondera Colony has 22 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 12% across Montana. Hardly any work in Pondera Colony; the top destination outside it is Valier (18%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Pondera Colony, and who commutes in
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20 people are in Pondera Colony on a workday afternoon, 52% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Pondera Colony goes to work
Where Pondera Colony clocks in
18% of workers
9% 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.
Working from home in Pondera Colony
of Pondera Colony workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Pondera Colony
About 36% 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 2024.
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 2024, 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 Pondera Colony: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pondera Colony?
59.3%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pondera Colony work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valier (18%, 9 mi), Conrad (9%, 22 mi), Great Falls (9%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pondera Colony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pondera Colony
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.