ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WY · GEOID 56624502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Powell, Wyoming

Mean one-way trip18.2 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone68.6%±9.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute14.5 min → 18.2 min▲ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 7.0%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 68.6%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.6% ±9.6 pp
Carpool13.9% ±7.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk9.8% ±4.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.0% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 2,905 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,503± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+2,905± 350 MOE
Workers with travel time2,703± 352 MOE
Estimated home workers202± 117 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.