29.9K Jobs
Powered by Montana’s Auto Industry
Industry Impact
Every Job Tells a Story
Montana’s auto industry supports an estimated 29,875 jobs — from assembly lines to engineering labs, supply chain logistics to dealership floors.
59.1K
New Vehicles Sold
$61,645
Average labor income per auto job
$1.84B
Annual Labor Income
4%
Share of Montana Jobs Supported
4%
of Economy
$2.74B
State GDP
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and IHS Markit / S&P Global Mobility — Montana, 2024.
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Tax Revenue Generation
$138.15M
in state tax revenue generated by the automotive industry’s economic activity.
3%
of total state tax revenue
$160.93M
Federal income taxes
$508.24M
Vehicle use tax / licenses / fees
—
New vehicle sales taxes
—
Parts & services sales tax
$8.71M
Corporate profits taxes
—
Used vehicle sales taxes
Source: Multi-industry contribution analysis of the economic impact of automotive manufacturing, selling, repairing, renting, and additional maintenance modeled using IMPLAN economic analysis data software, 2023 data year.
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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