Raynesford has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 2 jobs in Raynesford, against 10 working residents. Hardly any stay in Raynesford for work; outside it, Stanford is the main destination (40%, 25 miles). 21% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Montana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Raynesford on a workday afternoon
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46 people are in Raynesford on a workday afternoon, 15% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Raynesford to work: where people go
Where Raynesford clocks in
40% 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.
In Raynesford, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Raynesford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Raynesford: about 39 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Raynesford workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 21% 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 Raynesford
About 40% 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.
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 Raynesford: questions
What is the median household income in Raynesford?
$75,000 (±$38,827) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Raynesford?
0.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Raynesford?
39 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Raynesford work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanford (40%, 25 mi), Harlowton (10%, 72 mi), Helena (10%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Raynesford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Raynesford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Raynesford
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.