Most of Riverbend commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Riverbend; the top destination outside it is Missoula (24%, 44 miles). There are 16 jobs in Riverbend; 162 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, where Montana has 19 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Riverbend
On a workday 161 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Riverbend on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Where Riverbend’s working residents head each day
Where Riverbend clocks in
24% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 50% of the jobs in Riverbend
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverbend, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 16. 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 Riverbend’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Riverbend
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverbend workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 159 commuters (the 15% 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 Riverbend
About 20% 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 is work for 19% of Riverbend
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverbend workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend | – | — | — | 22 min | $60,766 |
| Superior | 19% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Superior: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Superior. Darker towns draw more of Riverbend’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 Riverbend: questions
What is the median household income in Riverbend?
$60,766 (±$25,523) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverbend?
11.3%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverbend?
22 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverbend work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Missoula (24%, 44 mi), Superior (19%, 4 mi), Alberton (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riverbend 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 Riverbend, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverbend
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.