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Jobs & commute in Garnet Township

Jobs and earnings in Garnet Township, and the trip to work

Garnet Township has 7 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any work in Garnet Township itself; outside it, Crosby draws the most (29%, 19 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Garnet Township

On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

7live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night29
Workday22
29live here− 7head out to work+ 0come in to work= 22on a workday

About 22 people are in Garnet Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.

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

The towns that employ Garnet Township’s residents

Sidney: 1 residents work here (14%)Bowbells: 1 residents work here (14%)Crosby: 2 residents work here (29%)Williston: 1 residents work here (14%)Rock Island TownshipFrederick TownshipTyrone Township: 1 residents work here (14%)Garnet TownshipPlumer TownshipSmoky Butte TownshipBurg TownshipCrosbySidneyBowbellsWillistonTyrone TownshipGarnet Township
1
Crosby18.6 mi away
29%2
2
Sidney, MT73.5 mi away
14%1
3
Bowbells56.1 mi away
14%1
4
Williston34.3 mi away
14%1
5
Tyrone Township25.7 mi away
14%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
14%1
The top trips

Where Garnet Township clocks in

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

Garnet Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCrosby: 29% · 18.6 miSidney: 14% · 73.5 miBowbells: 14% · 56.1 miWilliston: 14% · 34.3 miTyrone Township: 14% · 25.7 miCrosby 29%Sidney 14%Bowbells 14%Williston 14%Tyrone Township 14%Garnet Township
Garnet TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
43%10–24 mi3 residents
14%25–50 mi1 residents
43%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 43% 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.

Next door

Next door to Garnet Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownGarnet Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Garnet Township–————
Smoky Butte Townshipunder 15%————
Frederick Townshipunder 15%————
Plumer Townshipunder 15%————
Burg Townshipunder 15%————
Rock Island Townshipunder 15%————

Same-state neighbors only. Smoky Butte Township, Frederick Township, Plumer Township, Burg Township and Rock Island Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Garnet Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Garnet Township: questions

Where do people who live in Garnet Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crosby (29%, 19 mi), Sidney (14%, 74 mi), Bowbells (14%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Garnet Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Garnet Township

Garnet Township home →

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.