Fallon County, MT

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US Senator

Steve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Sheehy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.2

0% 1-year change

2023 Employed Population

1,315

7.78% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Fallon County, MT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Fallon County, MT N/A, and the average commute time was 18.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Fallon County, MT was N/A per household.

Fallon County, MT borders Carter County, MT, Custer County, MT, Prairie County, MT, Wibaux County, MT, Bowman County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Slope County, ND, and Harding County, SD.

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Economy

The economy of Fallon County, MT employs 1.32k people. The largest industries in Fallon County, MT are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (244 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (174 people), and Retail Trade (134 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($97,969), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($96,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($89,250).

Males in Montana have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,691. The income inequality in Montana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.463, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.32k

2023 Value

± 217

−7.78%

1 Year decline

± 25%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fallon County, MT, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (216 people), Management Occupations (200 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (170 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fallon County, MT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Montana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.32k

2023 Value

± 217

−7.78%

1 Year decline

± 25%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fallon County, MT, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (244 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (174 people), and Retail Trade (134 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fallon County, MT, though some of these residents may live in Fallon County, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($87,670), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,009), and Construction ($58,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($54,267), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,268), and Retail Trade ($41,667).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 508k people employed in Montana. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Montana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Other Services (except Public Administration)
12
Construction
10
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$20.3k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$7.77k
Construction
$6.17k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Fallon County, MT went to Donald J. Trump with 87.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (10.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.78%).

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing the state of Montana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (87.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (10.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.78%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Fallon County, MT for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Montana

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Steve Daines

Senator from Montana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Tim Sheehy

Senator from Montana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing Montana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Montana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Montana

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Montana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.324% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.29% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (252k), Some college (211k), and Bachelors Degree (180k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Fallon County, MT have an average commute time of 18.8 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Fallon County, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Fallon County, MT colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Fallon County, MT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fallon County, MT is from Montana.

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Montana

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in Montana

In 2022, the income inequality in Montana was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0827% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Montana was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Montana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Montana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fallon County, MT have a similar commute time (18.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (18.8 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Fallon County, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fallon County, MT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fallon County, MT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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