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Jobs & commute in Springdale

Most of Springdale commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident

4 jobs are based in Springdale; 15 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Springdale itself; outside it, Livingston draws the most (33%, 17 miles). 100% of workers work from home, against 12% across Montana.

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Springdale, and who commutes in

On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

15live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night2
Workday0
2live here− 15head out to work+ 4come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Springdale on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.27jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

The towns that employ Springdale’s residents

Livingston: 5 residents work here (33%)Helena: 1 residents work here (7%)Great Falls: 1 residents work here (7%)Bozeman: 2 residents work here (13%)Missoula: 2 residents work here (13%)Billings: 1 residents work here (7%)SpringdaleEmigrant: 1 residents work here (7%)PrayLivingstonBozemanMissoulaHelenaGreat FallsBillingsSpringdale
1
Livingston16.8 mi away
33%5
2
Bozeman40.3 mi away
13%2
3
Missoula197.7 mi away
13%2
4
Helena104.3 mi away
7%1
5
Great Falls132.2 mi away
7%1
6
Billings80.6 mi away
7%1
7
Emigrant35.5 mi away
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
13%2
The top trips

Where Springdale 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.

The jobs

Most jobs in Springdale are in services

Jobs based in SpringdaleJobs Springdale residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%13%
Trade, transport & utilities0%27%
Services: health, schools, offices100%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%33%
Over $3,333 a month50%53%

Who does it

29 or younger0%7%
30 to 5475%53%
55 and older25%40%

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 Springdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Springdale

Working from home
100%

of Springdale workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 10 in 10

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

How far

Half of Springdale commutes less than 37 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLivingston: 33% · 16.8 miBozeman: 13% · 40.3 miMissoula: 13% · 197.7 miHelena: 7% · 104.3 miGreat Falls: 7% · 132.2 miBillings: 7% · 80.6 miEmigrant: 7% · 35.5 miLivingston 33%Bozeman 13%Missoula 13%Helena 7%Great Falls 7%Springdale
SpringdaleTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
40%10–24 mi6 residents
27%25–50 mi4 residents
33%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 33% 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 Springdale: questions

What is the poverty rate in Springdale?

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

Where do people who live in Springdale work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Livingston (33%, 17 mi), Bozeman (13%, 40 mi), Missoula (13%, 198 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Springdale

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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.