ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WY · GEOID 560012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Albany County, Wyoming

Mean one-way trip15.3 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone65.3%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute13.9 min → 15.3 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 11.1%▲ 5.1 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit1.1% → 2.1%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.8% → 65.3%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.3% ±2.2 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.7 pp
Public transit2.1% ±0.8 pp
Walk8.7% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle3.8% ±1.1 pp
Work from home11.1% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 21,508 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,249± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,508± 570 MOE
Workers with travel time19,126± 609 MOE
Estimated home workers2,382± 447 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.