Shawmut at work: jobs, income and the commute
Shawmut has 10 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. For 100% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across Montana. Hardly any stay in Shawmut for work; outside it, Judith Gap is the main destination (20%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Shawmut
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Shawmut on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The places Shawmut commutes to
Where Shawmut clocks in
20% 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 Shawmut
of Shawmut workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Shawmut
About 30% 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 Shawmut: questions
What is the poverty rate in Shawmut?
0.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Shawmut work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Judith Gap (20%, 26 mi), Harlowton (20%, 17 mi), Glasgow (10%, 186 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shawmut, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shawmut
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.