With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of St. Pierre works elsewhere
40.6% of residents live below the poverty line; Montana has 11.5%. There are 5 jobs in St. Pierre, against 96 working residents. For 9% 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
Who leaves St. Pierre for work, and who comes in
On a workday 95 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in St. Pierre on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
16% of working residents work in Rocky Boy's Agency
Where St. Pierre clocks in
4% 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.
In St. Pierre, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Pierre, 2013 → 2023: 119 → 5. 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 St. Pierre’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in St. Pierre
of St. Pierre workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 commuters (the 9% 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.
How far St. Pierre’s workers travel
About 32% 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.
The towns next door employ 16% of St. Pierre
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Pierre workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pierre | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rocky Boy's Agency | 16% | — | — | — | — |
| Sangrey | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rocky Boy's Agency and Sangrey: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rocky Boy's Agency. Darker towns draw more of St. Pierre’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 St. Pierre: questions
What is the poverty rate in St. Pierre?
40.6%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in St. Pierre work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rocky Boy's Agency (16%, 2 mi), Rocky Boy West (10%, 9 mi), Big Sandy (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Pierre without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Pierre, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Pierre
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.