Commuting in Big Horn County, Wyoming: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Big Horn County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Big Horn County spend about 24 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 99 hours, about 4.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 10% less time on the road than the Wyoming average of 13.2 minutes each way, a difference of 1.4 minutes.
Big Horn County holds about 2.0% of Wyoming's population but accounts for roughly 1.8% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Big Horn County would save about 40 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,227 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Big Horn County
11.9 min
23.7 min
99 hrs/yr
$3,067
331
Wyoming
13.2 min
26.5 min
110 hrs/yr
$3,422
263
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
11.9
minutes to get to work in
Big Horn County.
That's 47% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Big Horn County
Car:
87.0%
Worked at Home:
8.9%
Walked:
2.9%
Other:
0.7%
Motorcycle:
0.4%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is essentially absent in Big Horn County, versus 0.9% in Wyoming.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Big Horn County, versus 0.0% in Wyoming.
Biking is unusually rare in Big Horn County: 9.1 times less than the Wyoming average (0.1% vs 0.7%).
Commute Mode Trends in Big Horn County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Big Horn County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Other
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
2009
86.3%
7.7%
4.2%
0.9%
0.2%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
85.9%
7.6%
4.5%
0.6%
0.2%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
85.8%
7.8%
4.7%
0.4%
0.3%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
86.7%
6.9%
4.7%
0.7%
0.2%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
85.1%
7.1%
4.7%
1.8%
0.1%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
86.1%
5.2%
5.6%
1.6%
0.2%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
84.7%
5.7%
7.0%
1.5%
0.2%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
83.6%
6.6%
7.2%
1.6%
0.1%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
84.6%
6.0%
7.2%
1.2%
0.1%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
87.2%
5.9%
6.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
86.5%
6.2%
6.5%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.5%
0.0%
2020
86.6%
6.6%
5.6%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.9%
0.0%
2021
88.8%
5.0%
4.7%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.8%
0.0%
2022
86.6%
7.8%
4.0%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.8%
0.0%
2023
86.5%
8.6%
3.2%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.5%
0.0%
2024
87.0%
8.9%
2.9%
0.7%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2021 at 88.8% and lowest in 2016 at 83.6%. Overall it rose from 86.3% in 2009 to 87.0% in 2024, up 0.7 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Big Horn County: its share of workers rose from 7.7% in 2009 to 8.9% in 2024, up 1.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 4.2% to 2.9% of workers (down 1.3 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Big Horn County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Big Horn County?
The bars show when commuters in Big Horn County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Wyoming for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMBig Horn County4.0%Wyoming5.8%
4.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMBig Horn County3.7%Wyoming4.3%
3.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMBig Horn County6.7%Wyoming6.2%
6.7%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMBig Horn County10.8%Wyoming7.8%
10.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMBig Horn County8.6%Wyoming10.4%
8.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMBig Horn County15.9%Wyoming15.1%
15.9%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMBig Horn County17.2%Wyoming16.2%
17.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMBig Horn County9.0%Wyoming9.7%
9.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMBig Horn County6.2%Wyoming4.2%
6.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMBig Horn County4.2%Wyoming5.6%
4.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMBig Horn County3.3%Wyoming2.3%
3.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMBig Horn County2.6%Wyoming1.5%
2.6%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMBig Horn County3.5%Wyoming5.6%
3.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMBig Horn County4.4%Wyoming5.3%
4.4%
Big Horn CountyWyomingSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Big Horn County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 17.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.2% across Wyoming. Early starts are less common than in Wyoming: 14.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.3% there. The morning rush looks much like Wyoming's: 50.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 51.4% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (18.0%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Big Horn County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Big Horn County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Big Horn County next to Wyoming and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Big Horn County
Wyoming
United States
2009
7:31 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:29 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:28 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:31 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:33 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:31 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:22 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:21 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:24 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:16 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:20 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:27 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:26 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:24 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:31 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Big Horn County were on the road by 7:31 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Wyoming, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Big Horn County now leave 7 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Big Horn County has moved 14 minutes later.
How does Big Horn County's commute time compare?
Metric
Big Horn County
Wyoming
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
11.9 min
13.2 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
8.9%
9.4%
15.0%
Walked
2.9%
3.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Big Horn County is 11.9 minutes, shorter than the 13.2 minutes in Wyoming.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Wyoming. 2.9% commute by walking, lower than the 3.6% in Wyoming.
Big Horn County, WY Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Big Horn County, WY is typical in size for this group, 11,828 residents against a local median of 11,116, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest counties, which makes Big Horn County, WY an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.
The largest of those small differences is work from home, 10% below the local median at 8.9% against 9.9%. Big Horn County, WY has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Big Horn County, Wyoming.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Big Horn County, Wyoming?
Commuters here spend an estimated 99 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,067 at a typical national wage. That's 10% less than the typical Wyoming commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Big Horn County, Wyoming?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Big Horn County, Wyoming. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Big Horn County, Wyoming?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.9% in Wyoming, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Wyoming?
Among counties in Wyoming, the shortest average commutes are in Niobrara County (7.6 min), Washakie County (7.9 min), Hot Springs County (8.1 min). The longest are in Sublette County (20.5 min), Crook County (17.5 min), Lincoln County (17.3 min).