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Jobs & commute in Rexford

Jobs and earnings in Rexford, and the trip to work

Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Montana as a whole has 12%. Hardly any work in Rexford; the top destination outside it is Eureka (26%, 6 miles). There are 15 jobs in Rexford, and 23 of its residents work somewhere.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Rexford, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.

23live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
15work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night87
Workday79
87live here− 23head out to work+ 15come in to work= 79on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.65jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.65 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.

The commute map

The places Rexford commutes to

RexfordTroy: 1 residents work here (4%)Eureka: 6 residents work here (26%)RonanLibby: 1 residents work here (4%)Columbia Falls: 1 residents work here (4%)Whitefish: 1 residents work here (4%)Kalispell: 2 residents work here (9%)Helena: 1 residents work here (4%)Missoula: 1 residents work here (4%)Billings: 1 residents work here (4%)Evergreen: 1 residents work here (4%)TregoEurekaKalispellTroyLibbyColumbia FallsWhitefishRexford
1
Eureka5.7 mi away
26%6
2
Kalispell61 mi away
9%2
3
Troy44.7 mi away
4%1
4
Libby39.6 mi away
4%1
5
Columbia Falls57.7 mi away
4%1
6
Whitefish49.4 mi away
4%1
7
Helena216.3 mi away
4%1
8
Missoula149.7 mi away
4%1
9
Billings376.9 mi away
4%1
10
Evergreen62 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%7
The top trips

Where Rexford clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Rexford

Jobs based in RexfordJobs Rexford residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms7%13%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices93%70%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%26%
$1,251–$3,333 a month53%39%
Over $3,333 a month13%35%

Who does it

29 or younger27%17%
30 to 5420%43%
55 and older53%39%
+0%

Jobs based in Rexford, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 15. 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 Rexford’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Rexford

Working from home
0%

of Rexford workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Rexford gets to work
80%Drive alone
20%Carpool

Share of the 44 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.

How far

Half of Rexford commutes less than 45 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miEureka: 26% · 5.7 miKalispell: 9% · 61 miTroy: 4% · 44.7 miLibby: 4% · 39.6 miColumbia Falls: 4% · 57.7 miWhitefish: 4% · 49.4 miHelena: 4% · 216.3 miMissoula: 4% · 149.7 miBillings: 4% · 376.9 miEvergreen: 4% · 62 miEureka 26%Kalispell 9%Troy 4%Libby 4%Columbia Falls 4%Rexford
RexfordTop destinations (size = commuters)
39%Under 10 mi9 residents
4%10–24 mi1 residents
9%25–50 mi2 residents
48%Over 50 mi11 residents

About 48% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Rexford: questions

What is the median household income in Rexford?

$51,406 (±$33,128) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Rexford?

12.7%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Rexford work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eureka (26%, 6 mi), Kalispell (9%, 61 mi), Troy (4%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Rexford without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Rexford, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Rexford

Rexford home →

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.