ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WY · GEOID 560092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Converse County, Wyoming

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute25.9 min → 21.5 min▼ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 6.5%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit4.9% → 2.4%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.4% → 75.3%▲ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±3.0 pp
Carpool10.5% ±2.5 pp
Public transit2.4% ±1.6 pp
Walk4.1% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.5% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 6,829 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

98thTransit percentile

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

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,762± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,829± 312 MOE
Workers with travel time6,386± 327 MOE
Estimated home workers443± 168 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.