ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WY · GEOID 56401202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson, Wyoming

Mean one-way trip12.4 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home11.4%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone58.2%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.3%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 commute13.8 min → 12.4 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 11.4%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit6.3% → 5.3%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.7% → 58.2%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.2% ±6.0 pp
Carpool9.8% ±4.0 pp
Public transit5.3% ±3.2 pp
Walk11.5% ±4.1 pp
Bicycle2.6% ±1.7 pp
Work from home11.4% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 7,336 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,756± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+7,336± 338 MOE
Workers with travel time6,500± 415 MOE
Estimated home workers836± 310 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.