Commuting in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Lincoln County spend about 35 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 144 hours, about 6.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 31% more time on the road than the Wyoming average of 13.2 minutes each way, a difference of 4.1 minutes.
Lincoln County holds about 3.5% of Wyoming's population but accounts for roughly 4.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Lincoln County would save about 58 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,789 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)
Lincoln County
17.3 min
34.6 min
144 hrs/yr
$4,473
142
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
17.3
minutes to get to work in
Lincoln County.
That's 23% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the 3 slowest 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 8.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Lincoln County
Car:
84.9%
Worked at Home:
8.7%
Walked:
2.2%
Other:
1.7%
Public Transportation:
1.5%
Motorcycle:
0.6%unusually high
Bicycle:
0.5%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Lincoln County: 3.1 times more than the Wyoming average (0.6% vs 0.2%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Lincoln County, versus 0.0% in Wyoming.
Commute Mode Trends in Lincoln County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Lincoln 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
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Taxi
2009
86.3%
7.9%
3.4%
0.2%
2.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2010
86.6%
7.5%
3.1%
0.2%
2.4%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2011
86.7%
6.8%
3.6%
0.2%
2.1%
0.2%
0.4%
0.0%
2012
86.8%
7.5%
3.4%
0.2%
1.6%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2013
89.6%
6.2%
2.6%
0.1%
1.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2014
88.5%
7.3%
2.4%
0.2%
1.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2015
87.5%
7.1%
3.6%
0.3%
1.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2016
87.6%
7.1%
3.1%
0.4%
1.6%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2017
90.1%
4.5%
2.5%
1.0%
1.4%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
2018
89.5%
4.2%
3.1%
1.4%
1.2%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
2019
89.4%
4.8%
3.0%
1.3%
0.8%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
2020
86.2%
6.1%
2.6%
2.6%
0.8%
0.7%
1.1%
0.0%
2021
85.6%
6.3%
3.3%
2.7%
0.5%
0.6%
0.9%
0.0%
2022
83.9%
8.5%
3.6%
2.4%
0.2%
0.6%
0.8%
0.0%
2023
83.5%
10.1%
3.0%
1.7%
0.5%
0.6%
0.7%
0.0%
2024
84.9%
8.7%
2.2%
1.7%
1.5%
0.6%
0.5%
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 90.1% and lowest in 2023 at 83.5%. Overall it fell from 86.3% in 2009 to 84.9% in 2024, down 1.4 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Lincoln County: its share of workers rose from 7.9% in 2009 to 8.7% in 2024, up 0.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 3.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.4% to 2.2% of workers (down 1.2 percentage points).
Working from home peaked at 10.1% in 2023 and has since fallen back to 8.7%.
Commute Start Times in Lincoln County
🛌Hitting SnoozeThe 3rd-biggest shift to later mornings among Wyoming's 23 counties: the typical start is 6 minutes later than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Lincoln County?
The bars show when commuters in Lincoln 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 AMLincoln County6.5%Wyoming5.8%
6.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMLincoln County4.1%Wyoming4.3%
4.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMLincoln County9.5%Wyoming6.2%
9.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMLincoln County7.4%Wyoming7.8%
7.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMLincoln County12.0%Wyoming10.4%
12.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMLincoln County12.6%Wyoming15.1%
12.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMLincoln County17.6%Wyoming16.2%
17.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMLincoln County7.8%Wyoming9.7%
7.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMLincoln County5.5%Wyoming4.2%
5.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMLincoln County6.0%Wyoming5.6%
6.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMLincoln County2.4%Wyoming2.3%
2.4%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMLincoln County0.7%Wyoming1.5%
0.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMLincoln County4.4%Wyoming5.6%
4.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMLincoln County3.6%Wyoming5.3%
3.6%
Lincoln CountyWyomingSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Lincoln County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 17.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.2% across Wyoming. Early starts are more common than in Wyoming: 20.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.3% there. The morning rush looks much like Wyoming's: 50.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 51.4% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (17.0%) 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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
Lincoln County
Wyoming
United States
2009
7:19 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:17 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:20 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:13 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:06 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:09 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:13 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:17 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:26 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:27 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:22 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:20 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:20 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:19 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:22 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:25 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Lincoln County were on the road by 7:25 AM, 6 minutes later than in 2009 (7:19 AM). That goes against the trend across Wyoming, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Lincoln County now leave 13 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 Lincoln County has moved 3 minutes later.
How does Lincoln County's commute time compare?
Metric
Lincoln County
Wyoming
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
17.3 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
8.7%
9.4%
15.0%
Walked
2.2%
3.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.5%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Lincoln County is 17.3 minutes, longer than the 13.2 minutes in Wyoming.
1.5% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.9% in Wyoming. 2.2% commute by walking, lower than the 3.6% in Wyoming.
Lincoln County, WY Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Lincoln County, WY is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 20,486 residents against a local median of 7,162. Nothing separates Lincoln County, WY sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is work from home, 6% below the local median at 8.7% against 9.3%. Lincoln County, WY has the 4th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Lincoln County, Wyoming?
Commuters here spend an estimated 144 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,473 at a typical national wage. That's 31% more than the typical Wyoming commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Lincoln County, Wyoming?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Lincoln 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.
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).