Fewer people are out of work in West Glendive (1.0%) than in 94% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns. West Glendive grades B for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Poverty touches 2.6% of residents, next to 11.5% for Montana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in West Glendive: the figures worth knowing
West Glendive and Glendive trade workers both ways
Glendive is the top workplace for West Glendive residents (43%) and also where the most people who work in West Glendive come from (32% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most West Glendive residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
54% of the jobs in West Glendive are in trade, transport and utilities, against 29% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 960 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
West Glendive’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Glendive is better than 56% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds West Glendive’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 8% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Glendive could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
43% of working residents work in Glendive
Where West Glendive clocks in
43% of workers
4% of workers
2% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from West Glendive
About 30% 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 work there is in West Glendive: 769 jobs
769 jobs are based in West Glendive.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Glendive, 2013 → 2023: 775 → 769. 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 West Glendive’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in West Glendive by day
On a workday 823 residents head out to work, 137 work right here, and 632 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 15 minutes to work from West Glendive
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Glendive workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,167 commuters (the 6% 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.
West Glendive is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Glendive is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 6.3% across Montana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,242 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.8% of West Glendive households have no vehicle (Montana 4.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Glendive’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, West Glendive is 1,911th among 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 538 | King Arthur Park MT | 1,992 | $109K | 7.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 631 | Manhattan MT | 2,073 | $88K | 2.9% | 0.0% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 874 | Big Sky MT | 2,445 | $139K | 4.7% | 1.4% | 68% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,909 | Taft FL | 2,730 | $56K | 13.3% | 2.8% | <1% | B |
| 1,910 | Charlotte Park FL | 1,966 | $60K | 3.7% | 4.2% | <1% | B |
| 1,911 | West Glendive MT | 2,121 | $55K | 2.6% | 1.0% | 14% | B |
| 1,912 | Maroa IL | 1,517 | $73K | 6.8% | 5.3% | 6% | B |
| 1,913 | Ferdinand IN | 2,247 | $70K | 11.0% | 0.5% | 23% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of West Glendive, the top three, the last and three more from Montana.
Next door is work for 43% of West Glendive
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Glendive workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Glendive | – | B | B− | 15 min | $54,922 |
| Glendive | 43% | C | A− | 19 min | $72,670 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Glendive. Darker towns draw more of West Glendive’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 West Glendive: questions
What is the median household income in West Glendive?
$54,922 (±$15,051) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Glendive?
2.6%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Glendive?
15 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Glendive work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glendive (43%, 2 mi), Miles City (4%, 71 mi), Sidney (2%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Glendive walkable?
West Glendive is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 9.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Glendive without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Glendive, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Glendive
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.