Commuting in Carbon 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 Carbon County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Carbon County spend about 21 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 88 hours, about 3.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 21% less time on the road than the Wyoming average of 13.2 minutes each way, a difference of 2.7 minutes.
Carbon County holds about 2.5% of Wyoming's population but accounts for roughly 2.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Carbon County would save about 35 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,087 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)
Carbon County
10.5 min
21.0 min
88 hrs/yr
$2,718
116
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
10.5
minutes to get to work in
Carbon County.
That's 53% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the top 5 fastest counties in Wyoming
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 6.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Carbon County
Car:
88.4%
Worked at Home:
6.7%
Other:
2.3%
Walked:
2.1%
Bicycle:
0.5%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Carbon County, versus 0.2% in Wyoming.
Public transit is essentially absent in Carbon County, versus 0.9% in Wyoming.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Carbon County, versus 0.0% in Wyoming.
Commute Mode Trends in Carbon County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Carbon 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
Other
Walked
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
88.9%
3.9%
0.7%
5.6%
0.4%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
2010
89.4%
4.0%
1.1%
4.8%
0.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2011
89.3%
3.6%
1.4%
4.8%
0.1%
0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
2012
86.5%
5.8%
1.3%
5.5%
0.3%
0.4%
0.1%
0.2%
2013
87.1%
5.7%
1.9%
4.6%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2014
87.8%
5.5%
1.2%
4.2%
0.6%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
2015
88.5%
5.4%
0.8%
4.2%
0.6%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2016
88.6%
4.9%
0.8%
4.3%
0.7%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
2017
90.6%
4.1%
0.9%
3.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
88.7%
5.7%
1.0%
3.8%
0.2%
0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
88.5%
7.1%
1.1%
3.1%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
88.8%
6.5%
0.9%
3.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2021
87.0%
7.7%
1.4%
3.2%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
87.5%
7.5%
1.2%
3.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
88.6%
7.5%
1.3%
2.2%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
88.4%
6.7%
2.3%
2.1%
0.5%
0.0%
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 2017 at 90.6% and lowest in 2012 at 86.5%. Overall it fell from 88.9% in 2009 to 88.4% in 2024, down 0.5 percentage points.
Working from home gained the most ground in Carbon County: its share of workers rose from 3.9% in 2009 to 6.7% in 2024, up 2.8 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 5.6% to 2.1% of workers (down 3.5 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2012 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 7.7% in 2021 and has since fallen back to 6.7%.
Commute Start Times in Carbon County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Carbon County?
The bars show when commuters in Carbon 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 AMCarbon County6.4%Wyoming5.8%
6.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMCarbon County3.7%Wyoming4.3%
3.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMCarbon County7.2%Wyoming6.2%
7.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMCarbon County8.4%Wyoming7.8%
8.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMCarbon County12.4%Wyoming10.4%
12.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMCarbon County21.0%Wyoming15.1%
21.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMCarbon County14.6%Wyoming16.2%
14.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMCarbon County8.9%Wyoming9.7%
8.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMCarbon County3.1%Wyoming4.2%
3.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMCarbon County1.8%Wyoming5.6%
1.8%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMCarbon County2.4%Wyoming2.3%
2.4%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMCarbon County1.9%Wyoming1.5%
1.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMCarbon County3.6%Wyoming5.6%
3.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMCarbon County4.6%Wyoming5.3%
4.6%
Carbon CountyWyomingSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Carbon County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 21.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.1% across Wyoming. Early starts are more common than in Wyoming: 17.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.3% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Wyoming: 56.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 51.4% there. About 1 in 7 commuters (14.3%) 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 Carbon 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 Carbon 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 Carbon 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
Carbon County
Wyoming
United States
2009
7:16 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:18 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:18 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:14 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:17 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:18 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:17 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:18 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:18 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:20 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:22 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:17 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:20 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:27 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:17 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:17 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Carbon County were on the road by 7:17 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:16 AM). That goes against the trend across Wyoming, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Carbon County now leave 21 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 Carbon County has moved 5 minutes earlier.
How does Carbon County's commute time compare?
Metric
Carbon County
Wyoming
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
10.5 min
13.2 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
6.7%
9.4%
15.0%
Walked
2.1%
3.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Carbon County is 10.5 minutes, shorter than the 13.2 minutes in Wyoming.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Wyoming. 2.1% commute by walking, lower than the 3.6% in Wyoming.
Carbon County, WY Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Carbon County, WY is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 14,463 residents against a local median of 25,084. Where Carbon County, WY breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 40% below the local median of 11.1% at 6.7%.
The counties themselves spread 25.4% on work from home, so Carbon County, WY sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Carbon County, WY has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Is commuting expensive in Carbon County, Wyoming?
Commuters here spend an estimated 88 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,718 at a typical national wage. That's 21% less than the typical Wyoming commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Carbon County, Wyoming?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Carbon County, Wyoming. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Carbon 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.
How do commute times compare across 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).