Latest news about work in Chester, MT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
The most common industries in Chester are: Health care (15.8% of civilian employees), Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.5% of civilian employees), Educational services (9.2% of civilian employees). 88.9% of workers work in Liberty County and 5.1% of all workers work at home. 60.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 2.0% greater than the rate of 58.8% across the entire state of Montana.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Chester, Montana was 871 / 796
Most common industries
Most common industries
Industry
All
Males
Females
Health care
15.8% (62)
4.2% (8)
26.9% (54)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
12.5% (49)
19.8% (38)
5.5% (11)
Educational services
9.2% (36)
7.3% (14)
10.9% (22)
Public administration
6.9% (27)
4.2% (8)
9.5% (19)
Construction
6.6% (26)
13.5% (26)
0.0% (0)
Accommodation and food services
5.3% (21)
4.2% (8)
6.5% (13)
Food and beverage stores
5.3% (21)
2.1% (4)
8.5% (17)
Finance and insurance
4.6% (18)
4.7% (9)
4.5% (9)
Professional, scientific, and technical services
4.3% (17)
2.6% (5)
6.0% (12)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
3.6% (14)
6.2% (12)
1.0% (2)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers
2.8% (11)
4.7% (9)
1.0% (2)
Food
2.0% (8)
3.6% (7)
0.5% (1)
Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers
2.0% (8)
3.1% (6)
1.0% (2)
Machinery
2.0% (8)
4.2% (8)
0.0% (0)
Personal and laundry services
2.0% (8)
2.1% (4)
2.0% (4)
Social assistance
1.8% (7)
0.0% (0)
3.5% (7)
Gasoline stations
1.3% (5)
2.6% (5)
0.0% (0)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations
1.3% (5)
0.0% (0)
2.5% (5)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers
1.0% (4)
2.1% (4)
0.0% (0)
Private households
1.0% (4)
0.0% (0)
2.0% (4)
U. S. Postal service
1.0% (4)
0.0% (0)
2.0% (4)
Pharmacies and drug stores
0.8% (3)
0.0% (0)
1.5% (3)
Plastics and rubber products
0.8% (3)
1.6% (3)
0.0% (0)
Miscellaneous manufacturing
0.8% (3)
0.0% (0)
1.5% (3)
Repair and maintenance
0.8% (3)
1.6% (3)
0.0% (0)
Rail transportation
0.8% (3)
1.6% (3)
0.0% (0)
Other direct selling establishments
0.8% (3)
0.0% (0)
1.5% (3)
Utilities
0.5% (2)
1.0% (2)
0.0% (0)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries
0.5% (2)
0.0% (0)
1.0% (2)
Furniture and related product manufacturing
0.5% (2)
1.0% (2)
0.0% (0)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
0.5% (2)
1.0% (2)
0.0% (0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers
0.5% (2)
1.0% (2)
0.0% (0)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores
0.5% (2)
0.0% (0)
1.0% (2)
Unemployment in Chester
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
1.3%Males
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.6%Males
1.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Chester:
7.7% (19)
Montana:
4.4% (21,273)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Chester:
4.7% (12)
Montana:
3.0% (14,350)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Chester:
2.6% (6)
Montana:
4.0% (19,509)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Chester:
0.4% (1)
Montana:
6.5% (31,368)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Chester:
31.2% (77)
Montana:
10.1% (48,669)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Chester:
10.1% (25)
Montana:
13.8% (66,446)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Chester:
21.3% (52)
Montana:
19.2% (92,487)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Chester:
11.0% (27)
Montana:
11.8% (56,678)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Chester:
6.7% (17)
Montana:
5.8% (27,997)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Chester:
4.4% (11)
Montana:
5.8% (28,040)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Chester:
0.9% (2)
Montana:
3.4% (16,558)
<5am:
Chester:
0.5% (2)
Montana:
2.7% (11,262)
5:30am:
Chester:
1.3% (5)
Montana:
1.8% (7,411)
6am:
Chester:
6.2% (24)
Montana:
3.0% (12,480)
6:30am:
Chester:
2.6% (10)
Montana:
5.1% (21,726)
7am:
Chester:
8.7% (34)
Montana:
8.4% (35,518)
7:30am:
Chester:
9.0% (35)
Montana:
13.3% (56,115)
8am:
Chester:
25.7% (100)
Montana:
21.4% (90,201)
8:30am:
Chester:
16.2% (63)
Montana:
11.7% (49,381)
9am:
Chester:
5.7% (22)
Montana:
5.0% (20,912)
10am:
Chester:
7.5% (29)
Montana:
5.3% (22,556)
11am:
Chester:
4.1% (16)
Montana:
2.5% (10,541)
12pm:
Chester:
1.3% (5)
Montana:
1.2% (5,136)
4pm:
Chester:
4.9% (19)
Montana:
5.7% (24,245)
>4pm:
Chester:
2.6% (10)
Montana:
6.6% (27,764)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Chester:
6.0% (7)
Montana:
5.5% (14,253)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Chester:
10.6% (12)
Montana:
4.2% (10,760)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Chester:
0.8% (1)
Montana:
7.1% (18,386)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Chester:
35.3% (40)
Montana:
12.5% (32,248)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Chester:
17.1% (20)
Montana:
13.0% (33,550)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Chester:
23.1% (26)
Montana:
16.2% (41,784)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Chester:
6.3% (7)
Montana:
11.6% (30,021)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Chester:
0.9% (1)
Montana:
5.3% (13,710)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
Chester:
1.9% (2)
Montana:
2.4% (6,318)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Chester:
9.7% (13)
Montana:
3.1% (7,020)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Chester:
3.9% (5)
Montana:
2.3% (5,182)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Chester:
26.6% (35)
Montana:
7.3% (16,421)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Chester:
3.3% (4)
Montana:
14.7% (32,896)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Chester:
19.5% (26)
Montana:
22.6% (50,703)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Chester:
14.7% (19)
Montana:
11.9% (26,657)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Chester:
13.5% (18)
Montana:
7.4% (16,653)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Chester:
7.3% (10)
Montana:
6.4% (14,330)
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.9% Number of people working at home: 13 (5.1% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
Chester:
28.1% (78)
Montana:
6.7% (32,488)
5 to 9 minutes:
Chester:
20.4% (57)
Montana:
18.8% (90,725)
10 to 14 minutes:
Chester:
2.5% (7)
Montana:
19.1% (91,861)
15 to 19 minutes:
Chester:
20.1% (56)
Montana:
19.3% (92,934)
20 to 24 minutes:
Chester:
2.1% (6)
Montana:
11.7% (56,479)
25 to 29 minutes:
Chester:
4.5% (12)
Montana:
3.7% (18,044)
30 to 34 minutes:
Chester:
5.5% (15)
Montana:
9.5% (46,025)
35 to 39 minutes:
Chester:
2.0% (5)
Montana:
1.5% (7,302)
40 to 44 minutes:
Chester:
8.7% (24)
Montana:
1.6% (7,695)
45 to 59 minutes:
Chester:
0.5% (1)
Montana:
3.9% (18,867)
60 to 89 minutes:
Chester:
5.5% (15)
Montana:
2.3% (11,285)
Less than 5 minutes:
Chester:
32.4% (126)
Montana:
7.8% (33,091)
5 to 9 minutes:
Chester:
38.0% (148)
Montana:
20.5% (86,585)
10 to 14 minutes:
Chester:
6.2% (24)
Montana:
20.8% (87,855)
15 to 19 minutes:
Chester:
1.8% (7)
Montana:
16.3% (68,642)
20 to 24 minutes:
Chester:
4.4% (17)
Montana:
10.3% (43,356)
25 to 29 minutes:
Chester:
4.1% (16)
Montana:
2.9% (12,288)
30 to 34 minutes:
Chester:
1.8% (7)
Montana:
6.4% (27,044)
35 to 39 minutes:
Chester:
0.5% (2)
Montana:
0.9% (3,683)
40 to 44 minutes:
Chester:
1.3% (5)
Montana:
1.1% (4,826)
45 to 59 minutes:
Chester:
2.1% (8)
Montana:
2.7% (11,349)
60 to 89 minutes:
Chester:
1.3% (5)
Montana:
2.1% (8,715)
90 or more minutes:
Chester:
2.3% (9)
Montana:
1.9% (7,814)
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Chester:
34.7% (34)
Montana:
6.5% (16,757)
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Chester:
26.9% (27)
Montana:
18.0% (46,347)
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Chester:
2.9% (3)
Montana:
18.2% (46,909)
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Chester:
14.0% (14)
Montana:
18.8% (48,428)
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Chester:
10.3% (10)
Montana:
9.8% (25,212)
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
Chester:
1.3% (1)
Montana:
4.2% (10,863)
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
Chester:
9.3% (9)
Montana:
2.8% (7,232)
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Chester:
24.4% (43)
Montana:
7.0% (15,731)
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Chester:
16.8% (30)
Montana:
19.8% (44,378)
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Chester:
2.3% (4)
Montana:
20.1% (44,952)
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Chester:
23.5% (42)
Montana:
19.9% (44,506)
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Chester:
3.3% (6)
Montana:
11.7% (26,210)
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Chester:
6.5% (12)
Montana:
3.5% (7,864)
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Chester:
2.7% (5)
Montana:
9.3% (20,813)
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
Chester:
3.1% (6)
Montana:
1.4% (3,072)
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
Chester:
10.0% (18)
Montana:
1.1% (2,365)
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
Chester:
3.3% (6)
Montana:
1.8% (4,053)
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Chester:
74.7% (211)
Montana:
79.3% (177,525)
Carpooled:
Chester:
8.9% (25)
Montana:
12.5% (32,298)
Walked:
Chester:
10.8% (30)
Montana:
5.0% (9,436)
Other means:
Chester:
5.6% (16)
Montana:
1.4% (1,704)
Drove car alone:
Chester:
65.0% (253)
Montana:
73.9% (311,872)
Carpooled:
Chester:
7.7% (30)
Montana:
11.9% (50,192)
Motorcycle:
Chester:
0.5% (2)
Montana:
0.1% (338)
Bicycle:
Chester:
4.9% (19)
Montana:
1.0% (4,049)
Walked:
Chester:
18.0% (70)
Montana:
5.5% (23,336)
Drove car alone - Males:
Chester:
65.6% (66)
Montana:
79.4% (177,525)
Carpooled - Males:
Chester:
7.3% (7)
Montana:
10.9% (32,298)
Walked - Males:
Chester:
11.5% (11)
Montana:
5.7% (9,436)
Other means - Males:
Chester:
15.6% (16)
Montana:
2.0% (1,704)
Drove car alone - Females:
Chester:
79.8% (146)
Montana:
79.2% (177,525)
Carpooled - Females:
Chester:
9.8% (18)
Montana:
14.4% (32,298)
Walked - Females:
Chester:
10.4% (19)
Montana:
4.2% (9,436)
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Chester:
86.8% (173)
Montana:
86.4% (382,804)
In 2 person carpool:
Chester:
8.0% (16)
Montana:
9.4% (41,471)
In 3 person carpool:
Chester:
4.4% (9)
Montana:
2.2% (9,877)
In 4 person carpool:
Chester:
0.8% (2)
Montana:
1.4% (6,142)
Drove alone:
Chester:
89.4% (253)
Montana:
86.1% (311,872)
In 2 person carpool:
Chester:
7.8% (22)
Montana:
10.7% (38,849)
In 3 person carpool:
Chester:
2.1% (6)
Montana:
2.1% (7,492)
In 4 person carpool:
Chester:
0.7% (2)
Montana:
0.7% (2,420)
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Chester:
60.0% (173)
Montana:
58.8% (328,992)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Chester:
5.8% (17)
Montana:
6.0% (33,543)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Chester:
11.6% (34)
Montana:
10.3% (57,742)
Local government workers:
Chester:
6.2% (18)
Montana:
7.1% (39,717)
State government workers:
Chester:
10.9% (31)
Montana:
5.1% (28,287)
Federal government workers:
Chester:
1.1% (3)
Montana:
3.4% (19,295)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Chester:
4.4% (13)
Montana:
8.9% (49,757)
Employee of private company:
Chester:
40.2% (158)
Montana:
56.0% (238,678)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Chester:
11.7% (46)
Montana:
4.9% (20,821)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Chester:
10.9% (43)
Montana:
8.2% (35,132)
Local government workers:
Chester:
13.5% (53)
Montana:
7.8% (33,240)
State government workers:
Chester:
2.3% (9)
Montana:
6.2% (26,416)
Federal government workers:
Chester:
4.8% (19)
Montana:
4.3% (18,467)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Chester:
15.5% (61)
Montana:
11.8% (50,112)
Unpaid family workers:
Chester:
1.0% (4)
Montana:
0.7% (3,111)
Employee of private company - Males:
Chester:
62.8% (85)
Montana:
62.5% (184,653)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Chester:
5.4% (7)
Montana:
7.8% (23,079)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Chester:
10.9% (15)
Montana:
5.8% (17,031)
Local government workers - Males:
Chester:
4.7% (6)
Montana:
5.1% (15,006)
State government workers - Males:
Chester:
7.0% (9)
Montana:
4.9% (14,549)
Federal government workers - Males:
Chester:
0.8% (1)
Montana:
3.3% (9,728)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Chester:
8.5% (12)
Montana:
10.1% (29,812)
Employee of private company - Females:
Chester:
57.5% (88)
Montana:
54.7% (144,339)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Chester:
6.2% (9)
Montana:
4.0% (10,464)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Chester:
12.3% (19)
Montana:
15.4% (40,711)
Local government workers - Females:
Chester:
7.5% (12)
Montana:
9.4% (24,711)
State government workers - Females:
Chester:
14.4% (22)
Montana:
5.2% (13,738)
Federal government workers - Females:
Chester:
1.4% (2)
Montana:
3.6% (9,567)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Chester:
0.7% (1)
Montana:
7.6% (19,945)
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