ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WY · GEOID 560452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Weston County, Wyoming

Mean one-way trip30.2 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone64.0%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute26.9 min → 30.2 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 4.9%▼ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit7.6% → 7.8%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.2% → 64.0%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.0% ±6.4 pp
Carpool16.8% ±5.4 pp
Public transit7.8% ±4.1 pp
Walk4.7% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.9% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 3,112 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

100thTransit percentile

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

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,826± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,112± 263 MOE
Workers with travel time2,960± 259 MOE
Estimated home workers152± 84 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.