Miles City

Population & Demographics

Miles City, MT

Miles City is home to 8,407 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 4,591 resident workers commute each day.

MontanaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
8,407
people
Population

8,407 residents

Median age 42.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Miles City population & demographics

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

Population
8,407
Median age
42.6yrs
Median household income
$67,727
Median home value
$200,200
Median gross rent
$926/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
25.4%
Poverty rate
11.4%

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 Miles City

How Miles City 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).

White88.3%
Two or more races5.0%
Hispanic or Latino4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.8%
Asian0.6%
Black0.0%

Race across Miles City

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 Miles City.

Miles City at a glance
Employed Residents
4,591
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
41.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
58.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
3.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Billings
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Miles City 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 Miles City 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

98 / 100

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

Miles City

4,591 commutes, one dot at a time

Miles City

Where 4,591 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Miles City0.0 mi2,661
2Billings136.8 mi394
3Bozeman255.9 mi47
4Helena295.2 mi45
5Sidney120.1 mi43
6Glendive72.3 mi43
7Missoula390.2 mi34
8Dickinson148.9 mi27

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Miles City.

1Miles City0.0 mi2,661
2Billings136.8 mi107
3Glendive72.3 mi60
4West Glendive70.8 mi41
5Sidney120.1 mi40
6Great Falls268.4 mi34
7Bozeman255.9 mi31
8Missoula390.2 mi26

Top industries

The sectors that employ Miles City’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 Trade19.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.7%
EDEducational Services9.7%
FIFinance and Insurance8.6%
PAPublic Administration8.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.4%
WSWholesale Trade4.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.7%
Connectivity

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