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Jobs & commute in Stryker

Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Stryker

Hardly any work in Stryker; the top destination outside it is Eureka (15%, 19 miles). The Census job records count 13 working residents of Stryker and no jobs based in it.

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

0 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 13 working residents
Day and night

Who leaves Stryker for work, and who comes in

On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

13live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Stryker ends

Eureka: 2 residents work here (15%)Columbia Falls: 2 residents work here (15%)Kalispell: 1 residents work here (8%)Billings: 1 residents work here (8%)StrykerIndian Springs: 1 residents work here (8%)Fortine: 1 residents work here (8%)EurekaColumbia FallsKalispellBillingsIndian SpringsFortineStryker
1
Eureka19.2 mi away
15%2
2
Columbia Falls33.6 mi away
15%2
3
Kalispell37.5 mi away
8%1
4
Billings353 mi away
8%1
5
Indian Springs23.3 mi away
8%1
6
Fortine8.6 mi away
8%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%5
The top trips

Where Stryker clocks in

15% of workers
19.2 mi awayEureka2 Stryker residents work here · Jobs & commute →
15% of workers
33.6 mi awayColumbia Falls2 Stryker residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Kalispell
8% of workers
37.5 mi awayKalispell1 Stryker residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Stryker

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miEureka: 15% · 19.2 miColumbia Falls: 15% · 33.6 miKalispell: 8% · 37.5 miBillings: 8% · 353 miIndian Springs: 8% · 23.3 miFortine: 8% · 8.6 miEureka 15%Columbia Falls 15%Kalispell 8%Indian Springs 8%Stryker
StrykerTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi1 residents
54%10–24 mi7 residents
31%25–50 mi4 residents
8%Over 50 mi1 residents

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 Stryker: questions

Where do people who live in Stryker work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eureka (15%, 19 mi), Columbia Falls (15%, 34 mi), Kalispell (8%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Stryker

Stryker home →
HandbookGetting around StrykerRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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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.