ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WY · GEOID 56131502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Casper, Wyoming

Mean one-way trip17.0 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.5%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute16.7 min → 17.0 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 10.5%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 77.9%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±2.5 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.5% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 29,320 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate58,839± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+29,320± 732 MOE
Workers with travel time26,228± 902 MOE
Estimated home workers3,092± 484 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.