Bozeman migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 7,464 people moved into the Bozeman metro and 7,305 moved out, a net of +159. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Rest of Montana leads both directions, with 593 people in and 872 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 44–48% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +537 in 2020–21 to +159 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
128,740
▲ 1.0% year over year · growing
Peak population
128,740
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +545 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (+437) and international migration (+254).
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 128,740 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$59M
▲ $430M arrived · $372M left
Avg household income · movers
$80k in · $74k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 8%
Bozeman wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Bozeman metro in 2022–23 reported $430M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $372M with them, a net gain of $59M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $80k of income, vs $74k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 8%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 44% of inbound and 48% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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