Adam's, J. C., Stone Barn · Photo: CrazyforMontana · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and the daily commute in Sun River
Sun River has 21 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Montana as a whole. Hardly any stay in Sun River for work; outside it, Great Falls is the main destination (33%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Sun River for work, and who comes in
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 51 people are in Sun River on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 people from Sun River work
Where Sun River clocks in
33% of workers
10% 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.
Working from home in Sun River
of Sun River workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4 commuters (the 0% 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 many miles Sun River commutes
About 38% 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.
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 Sun River: questions
What is the median household income in Sun River?
$57,589 (±$24,585) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sun River?
0.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sun River work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Great Falls (33%, 20 mi), Billings (10%, 193 mi), Simms (10%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sun River 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 Sun River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sun River
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.