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Jobs & commute in Saltese

Superior draws about two in five of Saltese’s working residents

Hardly any stay in Saltese for work; outside it, Superior is the main destination (43%, 32 miles). Saltese has 7 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

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

Day and night

Saltese by day and by night

On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

7live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night17
Workday10
17live here− 7head out to work+ 0come in to work= 10on a workday

About 10 people are in Saltese on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

Where Saltese goes to work

Alberton: 1 residents work here (14%)Superior: 3 residents work here (43%)Missoula: 1 residents work here (14%)SalteseCharlo: 1 residents work here (14%)SuperiorAlbertonMissoulaCharloSaltese
1
Superior32.3 mi away
43%3
2
Alberton55.8 mi away
14%1
3
Missoula79.1 mi away
14%1
4
Charlo62.7 mi away
14%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
14%1
The top trips

Where Saltese 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Saltese

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSuperior: 43% · 32.3 miAlberton: 14% · 55.8 miMissoula: 14% · 79.1 miCharlo: 14% · 62.7 miSuperior 43%Alberton 14%Charlo 14%Saltese
SalteseTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
14%10–24 mi1 residents
43%25–50 mi3 residents
43%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 43% 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 Saltese: questions

What is the poverty rate in Saltese?

0.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Saltese work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Saltese

Saltese 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.