With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Rader Creek works elsewhere
Employers in Rader Creek report 12 jobs; 148 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Rader Creek; the top destination outside it is Butte-Silver Bow (14%, 17 miles). 16% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Montana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Rader Creek on a workday
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Rader Creek on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places Rader Creek commutes to
Where Rader Creek clocks in
14% of workers
10% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Rader Creek
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rader Creek, 2014 → 2024: 34 → 12. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rader Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rader Creek
of Rader Creek workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67 commuters (the 16% 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.
The distance from Rader Creek to work
About 45% 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 Rader Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Rader Creek?
$100,691 (±$16,038) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rader Creek?
4.8%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rader Creek work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butte-Silver Bow (14%, 17 mi), Whitehall (12%, 11 mi), Bozeman (10%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rader Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rader Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rader Creek
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.