ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WY · GEOID 56450502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Laramie, Wyoming

Mean one-way trip14.0 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.8%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone64.3%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute13.2 min → 14.0 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 10.8%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 2.4%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.4% → 64.3%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.3% ±2.8 pp
Carpool8.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit2.4% ±1.0 pp
Walk8.8% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle4.3% ±1.2 pp
Work from home10.8% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 18,784 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76thTransit percentile

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

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,234± 20 MOE
Workers age 16+18,784± 590 MOE
Workers with travel time16,754± 641 MOE
Estimated home workers2,030± 370 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.