Bozeman

City Commute Profile

Bozeman, MT

Where Bozeman’s 29,823 resident workers go each day — 56.7% work within the area; the top destination beyond it is Big Sky.

MontanaLODES 2023 data
88
Commute Score

88 / 100

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

Bozeman at a glance
Employed Residents
29,823
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
56.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
16.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Big Sky
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Bozeman 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 Bozeman 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.

Bozeman

29,823 commutes, one dot at a time

Bozeman

Where 29,823 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Bozeman, by worker count.

1Bozeman0.0 mi16,906
2Big Sky31.9 mi1,502
3Four Corners6.1 mi1,254
4Billings121.8 mi762
5Belgrade8.8 mi646
6Helena78.5 mi600
7Missoula163.6 mi473
8Great Falls126.4 mi366

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Bozeman.

1Bozeman0.0 mi16,906
2Belgrade8.8 mi2,747
3Four Corners6.1 mi1,315
4Billings121.8 mi903
5Livingston24.2 mi795
6Butte-Silver Bow (balance)75.3 mi645
7Helena78.5 mi561
8Missoula163.6 mi510

Top industries

The sectors that employ Bozeman’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%)
RTRetail Trade14.9%
EDEducational Services14.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.3%
COConstruction6.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.4%
MFManufacturing4.0%
PAPublic Administration3.6%

Bozeman city profile

Who lives in Bozeman — population, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
56,114
Median age
28.9yrs
Median household income
$85,747
Median home value
$687,900
Median gross rent
$1,717/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
65.1%
Poverty rate
13.7%

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

Connectivity

Internet options for Bozeman

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps67%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Bozeman

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).