ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WY · GEOID 560252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Natrona County, Wyoming

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.0 min one way; 9.9% worked from home, 78.9% drove alone, and 5.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip19.0 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone78.9%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 Natrona County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute18.0 min → 19.0 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 9.9%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 78.9%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Natrona County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.9%; 0.5% used public transit and 9.9% worked from home.

Drive alone78.9% ±1.8 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.9% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 39,736 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Natrona County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 10th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Natrona County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 39,736 workers age 16+, including 35,807 workers with reported travel time and 3,929 home workers.

Population estimate79,977± — MOE
Workers age 16+39,736± 768 MOE
Workers with travel time35,807± 905 MOE
Estimated home workers3,929± 565 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Wyoming commute records for Natrona County

These 6 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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