Economy & Jobs — Petroleum County, Montana

Employment

Total Establishments9
Total Employees18
Avg Annual Employment100
Avg Annual Pay$34,642
Total Annual Wages$3,475,760
Annual Payroll (thousands)$364
Unemployment Rate80.0%

Income

Median Household Income$57,981
Poverty Rate6.2%
IRS Returns210
Total AGI (thousands)$9,784
Average AGI per Return$46,590

Federal Spending

Total FY2024$4,262,309
Per Capita$8,593
Population Basis496

Agriculture

Total Farms12
Land in Farms (acres)664,043
Avg Farm Size (acres)55,337
Year2,022

Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.026219+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.192645+00:00.