What is the average commute in Broadwater County, Montana?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Broadwater County, Montana work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MT · GEOID 300072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Broadwater County, Montana

Name: Commute estimates for Broadwater County, Montana
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.3 min one way; 10.5% worked from home, 75.3% drove alone, and 9.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.3 min±5.2 min MOE

Worked from home10.5%±4.0 pp MOE

Drove alone75.3%±4.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip9.2%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Broadwater County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.8 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute26.7 min → 29.3 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 10.5%▲ 1.8 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 75.3%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Broadwater County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.3%; 0.0% used public transit and 10.5% worked from home.

Drive alone75.3% ±4.4 pp

Carpool12.7% ±4.7 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp

Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.8% ±0.8 pp

Work from home10.5% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 3,720 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Broadwater County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 79th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

79^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

61^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Broadwater County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,720 workers age 16+, including 3,330 workers with reported travel time and 390 home workers.

Population estimate7,668± — MOE

Workers age 16+3,720± 252 MOE

Workers with travel time3,330± 257 MOE

Estimated home workers390± 150 MOE

Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Montana commute records for Broadwater County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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