Work means Chester for more than half of Riverview Colony’s working residents
The Census job records count 21 working residents of Riverview Colony and no jobs based in it. 75% of workers work from home; Montana has 12%. Hardly any work in Riverview Colony; the top destination outside it is Chester (62%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Riverview Colony: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Riverview Colony on a workday afternoon, 11% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Riverview Colony: the destinations
Where Riverview Colony clocks in
62% of workers
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.
Working from home in Riverview Colony
of Riverview Colony workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 commuters (the 75% 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.
Half of Riverview Colony commutes less than 23 miles
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 Riverview Colony: questions
What is the median household income in Riverview Colony?
$2,499 (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverview Colony?
82.8%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Riverview Colony work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chester (62%, 23 mi), Great Falls (14%, 49 mi), Shelby (10%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riverview Colony without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 70% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Riverview Colony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverview Colony
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.