Commuting in Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Hot Springs County spend about 16 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 68 hours, about 2.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 39% less time on the road than the Wyoming average of 13.2 minutes each way, a difference of 5.1 minutes.
Hot Springs County holds about 0.8% of Wyoming's population but accounts for roughly 0.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Hot Springs County would save about 27 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $838 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)
Hot Springs County
8.1 min
16.2 min
68 hrs/yr
$2,095
249
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
8.1
minutes to get to work in
Hot Springs County.
That's 64% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the top 3 fastest counties in Wyoming
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 9.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Hot Springs County
Car:
83.3%
Worked at Home:
9.9%
Walked:
6.1%
Motorcycle:
0.8%unusually high
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Other:
< 0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Hot Springs County: 4.5 times more than the Wyoming average (0.8% vs 0.2%).
Public transit is unusually rare in Hot Springs County: 242287812.5 times less than the Wyoming average (0.0% vs 0.9%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Hot Springs County, versus 0.0% in Wyoming.
Biking is essentially absent in Hot Springs County, versus 0.7% in Wyoming.
Commute Mode Trends in Hot Springs County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Hot Springs 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
Motorcycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Bicycle
Other
2009
81.2%
5.3%
11.8%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
2010
86.5%
3.2%
9.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.0%
2011
88.5%
2.6%
8.4%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2012
90.4%
2.6%
6.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2013
90.8%
3.2%
5.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
2014
89.3%
4.9%
4.9%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
2015
86.1%
5.2%
7.9%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
85.8%
5.2%
8.1%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
83.8%
7.2%
7.8%
0.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.2%
0.4%
2018
81.8%
9.9%
7.2%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
2019
77.7%
12.4%
8.0%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.2%
1.2%
2020
80.7%
12.6%
5.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
1.2%
2021
84.1%
11.5%
2.5%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.8%
2022
81.0%
14.6%
2.7%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
2023
82.0%
13.6%
2.9%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
2024
83.3%
9.9%
6.1%
0.8%
0.0%
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 2013 at 90.8% and lowest in 2019 at 77.7%. Overall it rose from 81.2% in 2009 to 83.3% in 2024, up 2.1 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Hot Springs County: its share of workers rose from 5.3% in 2009 to 9.9% in 2024, up 4.6 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 11.8% to 6.1% of workers (down 5.7 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2018 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 14.6% in 2022 and has since fallen back to 9.9%.
Commute Start Times in Hot Springs County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hot Springs County?
The bars show when commuters in Hot Springs 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 AMHot Springs County4.4%Wyoming5.8%
4.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMHot Springs County1.5%Wyoming4.3%
1.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMHot Springs County6.4%Wyoming6.2%
6.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMHot Springs County6.6%Wyoming7.8%
6.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMHot Springs County9.0%Wyoming10.4%
9.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMHot Springs County17.5%Wyoming15.1%
17.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMHot Springs County18.6%Wyoming16.2%
18.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMHot Springs County9.1%Wyoming9.7%
9.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMHot Springs County4.8%Wyoming4.2%
4.8%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMHot Springs County4.1%Wyoming5.6%
4.1%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMHot Springs County4.3%Wyoming2.3%
4.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMHot Springs County0.0%Wyoming1.5%
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMHot Springs County2.5%Wyoming5.6%
2.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMHot Springs County11.1%Wyoming5.3%
11.1%
Hot Springs CountyWyomingSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Hot Springs County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 18.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.2% across Wyoming. Early starts are less common than in Wyoming: 12.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.3% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Wyoming: 54.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 51.4% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (22.1%) 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 Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs 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
Hot Springs County
Wyoming
United States
2009
7:32 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:36 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:35 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:29 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:36 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:32 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:28 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:27 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:25 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:21 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:24 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:24 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:29 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:39 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:42 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:37 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Hot Springs County were on the road by 7:37 AM, 5 minutes later than in 2009 (7:32 AM). That goes against the trend across Wyoming, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Hot Springs County now leave at about the same time as the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Hot Springs County has moved 13 minutes later.
How does Hot Springs County's commute time compare?
Metric
Hot Springs County
Wyoming
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
8.1 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
9.9%
9.4%
15.0%
Walked
6.1%
3.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Hot Springs County is 8.1 minutes, shorter than the 13.2 minutes in Wyoming.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Wyoming. 6.1% commute by walking, higher than the 3.6% in Wyoming.
Hot Springs County, WY Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Hot Springs County, WY is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 4,620 residents against a local median of 11,828. Hot Springs County, WY's one-way commute, at 8.1 min, runs 32% below the 11.9 min typical of the counties around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 9.7 min on one-way commute, so Hot Springs County, WY sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hot Springs County, WY has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Hot Springs County, Wyoming.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Hot Springs County, Wyoming?
Commuters here spend an estimated 68 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,095 at a typical national wage. That's 39% less than the typical Wyoming commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Hot Springs County, Wyoming?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs 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.
Which counties in Wyoming have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).