Earning a living in Starr School
The Census job records count 51 working residents of Starr School and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Starr School; the top destination outside it is Browning (27%, 7 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 15 minutes, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Starr School
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Starr School on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Where Starr School’s working residents head each day
Where Starr School clocks in
27% of workers
24% 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.
Each way, about 15 minutes from Starr School
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Starr School workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 18% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Starr School
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 Starr School: questions
What is the median household income in Starr School?
$72,596 (±$62,226) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Starr School?
33.6%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Starr School?
15 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Starr School work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Browning (27%, 7 mi), East Glacier Park Village (24%, 12 mi), North Browning (18%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Starr School 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 Starr School, from the people who make the trip.
More of Starr School
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.