ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WY · GEOID 56318552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gillette, Wyoming

Mean one-way trip18.8 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home3.7%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone81.4%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute18.2 min → 18.8 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.6% → 3.7%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 81.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.4% ±3.6 pp
Carpool9.9% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.8 pp
Work from home3.7% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 15,947 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,431± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+15,947± 789 MOE
Workers with travel time15,352± 805 MOE
Estimated home workers595± 237 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.