Helena Valley Southeast

Population & Demographics

Helena Valley Southeast, MT

Helena Valley Southeast is home to 9,108 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 4,849 resident workers commute each day.

MontanaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
9,108
people
Population

9,108 residents

Median age 41.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Helena Valley Southeast population & demographics

Who lives in Helena Valley Southeast — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
9,108
Median age
41.3yrs
Median household income
$74,075
Median home value
$331,500
Median gross rent
$1,106/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
25.4%
Poverty rate
8.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Helena Valley Southeast

How Helena Valley Southeast breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White90.3%
Two or more races5.6%
Hispanic or Latino2.5%
Asian0.7%
Black0.5%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Helena Valley Southeast

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Helena Valley Southeast.

Helena Valley Southeast at a glance
Employed Residents
4,849
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
5.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
3.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Helena
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Helena Valley Southeast proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Helena Valley Southeast commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

73 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Helena Valley Southeast

4,849 commutes, one dot at a time

Helena Valley Southeast

Where 4,849 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Helena Valley Southeast, by worker count.

1Helena5.4 mi2,588
2Helena West Side8.7 mi205
3East Helena1.7 mi179
4Bozeman76.5 mi178
5Great Falls68.2 mi164
6Helena Valley Southeast0.0 mi157
7Missoula101.4 mi156
8Helena Valley West Central6.6 mi134

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Helena Valley Southeast.

1Helena Valley Southeast0.0 mi157
2Helena5.4 mi142
3Helena Valley West Central6.6 mi47
4Helena Valley Northeast5.5 mi39
5East Helena1.7 mi32
6Helena Valley Northwest9.5 mi23
7Billings171.4 mi21
8Great Falls68.2 mi18

Top industries

The sectors that employ Helena Valley Southeast’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
COConstruction22.5%
EDEducational Services18.7%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)11.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.7%
MFManufacturing6.3%
RTRetail Trade5.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance4.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.2%
PAPublic Administration3.7%
Connectivity

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