Great Falls, Montana is a city of around 59,000 people. It offers a variety of transportation options to its citizens and visitors alike. The city’s transit system, Great Falls Transit District (GFTD), provides bus service throughout the area. GFTD operates seven bus routes that serve many popular destinations such as shopping centers, schools, parks, and medical offices. In addition to GFTD’s services, several taxi companies operate in the city. These taxis provide safe and reliable service for those who need it most. For travelers wishing to take their vehicle with them on trips outside the city limits, Great Falls has an extensive network of highways and interstates that connect it to surrounding cities and towns. Finally, for those looking for adventure or leisurely travel connecting Great Falls to distant places across the country, Amtrak provides passenger rail service from its station located in central Great Falls. All in all, residents and visitors of Great Falls have a multitude of transportation options available to them when moving about the city or traveling beyond it.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Great Falls takes 13.7 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Great Falls get to work:
- 80.9% drive their own car alone
- 10.5% carpool with others
- 3.3% work from home
- 0.8% take mass transit