Silver Bow County, Montana is located in the southwestern part of the state and has a population of approximately 33,000 people. It includes the cities of Butte, Anaconda, and Walkerville. Public transportation throughout Silver Bow County is provided by Dial-A-Ride and Butte-Silver Bow Transit. Dial-A-Ride offers door-to-door transportation for elderly and disabled individuals across the county. More general public transportation is offered through Butte-Silver Bow Transit which provides bus routes to both intra county destinations such as Anaconda and inter county destinations such as Missoula. The service also provides an airport shuttle that transports passengers to the Bert Mooney Airport in Butte. The convenient public transportation options offered by Silver Bow County make it easy for residents to travel to work, school, medical appointments and recreational activities within the county or outside of it.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Silver Bow County takes 15.1 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Silver Bow County get to work:
- 81.6% drive their own car alone
- 9.3% carpool with others
- 2.9% work from home
- 0.6% take mass transit