Transportation in Billings, MT
Commute patterns, travel times, and transportation modes — 2023 ACS Data
Commute Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)Mean Commute
15 min
-34% vs national
Drive Alone
78.5%
-0% vs national
Public Transit
0.9%
+6% vs national
Work From Home
7.6%
-18% vs national
Carpool
9.1%
Walk / Bike
2.8%
combined
How Billings's Commute Compares
Source: Census ACS (2023)How People Get to Work
Source: Census ACS (2023)Commute Mode Breakdown
Source: Census ACS (2023)Traffic Fatalities
Source: NHTSA FARS (2023)Fatalities
15
2023
6-Year Avg
11
fatalities/yr
Pedestrian
2
Nighttime
10
dark conditions
| Year | Crashes | Fatalities | Alcohol | Pedestrian | Cyclist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Data from NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Includes only crashes involving at least one fatality.
The average commute in Billings, MT is 15 minutes, which is 34.2% below the national average of 23 minutes. 78.5% of workers drive alone, compared to the national average of 78.7%. 7.6% work from home, which is below the MT state average of 9.4%. 9.1% of workers carpool. 2.0% walk to work. 0.7% commute by bicycle. In 2023, there were 15 traffic fatalities from 11 fatal crashes. 2 were pedestrians.