Montana is an Auto State

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Auto industry workers: a technician in a hard hat, an assembler at a workbench, a designer sketching a car, and a battery-line worker.

29.9K Jobs

Automaker Facilities

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Source: Alliance for Automotive Innovation — Member Facility Directory, Montana, 2024.

Vehicles Sold

59.1K

2024 Vehicle Sales

$2.39B

The average age of Montana vehicles is 17.6 years

Compared to the national average of 12.2 years

Source: Compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility, sales figures represent new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024; average age compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility, vehicles in operation as of December 31, 2024; New vehicle sales revenue derived from NADA Data.

59.1K

new vehicles sold across Montana in 2024

Purchases ByBody Style

29.8K UVs (50.46%)
20.7K Pickups (35.02%)
6.2K Cars (10.52%)
2.4K Vans/Minivans (4.00%)

Purchases ByPowertrain

56.7K ICE / Hybrid (95.83%)
1.6K Electric (2.72%)
863 Plug-in Hybrid (1.46%)

Source: Registration figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility as of December 31, 2024; new purchase figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility representing new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024.

Consumers

69% of Montana households own their homes, and 72% of workers drive alone to work.

Median Household Income

$70.8K

Owner Occupied Housing

69%

Rental Occupied Housing

31%

Commutingto Work

Drove Alone to Work (72%)
Worked from Home (11%)
Carpooled (9%)
Other (6%)
Public Transit (1%)

HousingType

Single-Family (69%)
Mobile / RV / Boat (9%)
2-4 Units (8%)
1-Unit (Attached) (5%)
20+ Unit Buildings (4%)
5-9 Units (3%)
10-19 Units (2%)

Source: Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2023.

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