Wyola at work: jobs, income and the commute
6% of workers work from home, against 12% across Montana. Hardly any stay in Wyola for work; outside it, Lodge Grass is the main destination (26%, 14 miles). The trip to work takes 13 minutes on average, where Montana has 19 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wyola by day and by night
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 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.
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 Wyola’s working residents head each day
Where Wyola clocks in
26% of workers
17% 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 13 minutes from Wyola
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wyola workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 162 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.
How far Wyola’s workers travel
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 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 Wyola: questions
What is the median household income in Wyola?
$63,032 (±$16,107) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wyola?
14.2%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wyola?
13 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Montana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wyola work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lodge Grass (26%, 14 mi), Crow Agency (26%, 34 mi), Billings (17%, 74 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wyola without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wyola, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wyola
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.