Jobs, pay and the trip to work in South Browning
About one in seven stay in South Browning for work; outside it, Browning is the main destination (26%, 1 miles). Getting around South Browning on foot earns C. For 2% of workers, the job is at home, where Montana as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
South Browning at work: what stands out
A lot of South Browning works one town over
34% of working residents work in a town that borders South Browning: Browning (26%) and North Browning (8%). Next door ↓
Commutes from South Browning are quick
The average trip to work takes 12 minutes, against 19 across Montana. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Montana worker. Time on the road ↓
Few South Browning workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Montana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 277 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A commute of about 12 minutes in South Browning
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Browning workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 430 commuters (the 2% 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.
Who leaves South Browning for work, and who comes in
On a workday 238 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 288 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.18 per resident).
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 the trip to work from South Browning ends
Where South Browning clocks in
26% of workers
25% 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.
The kinds of work in South Browning
327 jobs are based in South Browning.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Browning, 2013 → 2023: 150 → 327. 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 South Browning’s own residents hold wherever they work.
South Browning’s commute, mile by mile
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.
For most of South Browning, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, South Browning is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place South Browning near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 438 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 13.0% of South Browning households have no vehicle (Montana 4.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of South Browning’s commuters take a bus or train.
34% of South Browning works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Browning workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Browning | – | — | C | 12 min | — |
| North Browning | 8% | D− | C+ | 13 min | $37,155 |
| Browning | 26% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Browning: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Browning. Darker towns draw more of South Browning’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 South Browning: questions
What is the poverty rate in South Browning?
42.2%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Browning?
12 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Browning work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Browning (26%, 1 mi), East Glacier Park Village (25%, 12 mi), Babb (8%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is South Browning walkable?
South Browning is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around South Browning without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Browning, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Browning
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.