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Jobs & commute in Alpine Northeast

Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Alpine Northeast

0% of workers have no commute at all; Wyoming has 9%. Hardly any work in Alpine Northeast itself; outside it, Jackson draws the most (31%, 22 miles). There are 64 jobs in Alpine Northeast, and 107 of its residents work somewhere.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Alpine Northeast

On a workday 107 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.

107live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
64work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night360
Workday310
360live here− 110head out to work+ 64come in to work= 310on a workday

About 310 people are in Alpine Northeast on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.60jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.60 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Alpine Northeast ends

TetonAmmonIdaho FallsLoganDiamondvilleAlpine: 4 residents work here (4%)Thayne: 6 residents work here (6%)ThermopolisStar Valley Ranch: 3 residents work here (3%)Jackson: 33 residents work here (31%)Afton: 20 residents work here (19%)Gillette: 2 residents work here (2%)Casper: 2 residents work here (2%)Alpine NorthwestEtna: 3 residents work here (3%)Alpine NortheastTeton Village: 2 residents work here (2%)South Park: 2 residents work here (2%)JacksonAftonThayneAlpineStar Valley RanchEtnaAlpine Northeast
1
Jackson22.5 mi away
31%33
2
Afton32.5 mi away
19%20
3
Thayne18.9 mi away
6%6
4
Alpine1.6 mi away
4%4
53%3
6
Etna11.1 mi away
3%3
7
Gillette284.9 mi away
2%2
8
Casper237.9 mi away
2%2
9
Teton Village28.6 mi away
2%2
10
South Park19.1 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%30
The top trips

Where Alpine Northeast clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 28% of the jobs in Alpine Northeast

Jobs based in Alpine NortheastJobs Alpine Northeast residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms28%21%
Trade, transport & utilities45%13%
Services: health, schools, offices27%66%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%24%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%20%
Over $3,333 a month70%56%

Who does it

29 or younger25%24%
30 to 5450%50%
55 and older25%26%
+19%

Jobs based in Alpine Northeast, 2014 → 2024: 54 → 64. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Alpine Northeast’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Alpine Northeast

Working from home
0%

of Alpine Northeast workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Alpine Northeast gets to work
86%Drive alone
13%Carpool
<1%Walk

Share of the 244 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Wyoming: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

How far

How far it is to work from Alpine Northeast

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miJackson: 31% · 22.5 miAfton: 19% · 32.5 miThayne: 6% · 18.9 miAlpine: 4% · 1.6 miStar Valley Ranch: 3% · 15 miEtna: 3% · 11.1 miGillette: 2% · 284.9 miCasper: 2% · 237.9 miTeton Village: 2% · 28.6 miSouth Park: 2% · 19.1 miJackson 31%Afton 19%Thayne 6%Alpine 4%Star Valley Ranch 3%Alpine Northeast
Alpine NortheastTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi7 residents
56%10–24 mi60 residents
23%25–50 mi25 residents
14%Over 50 mi15 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

How Alpine Northeast compares with the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Alpine (4%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownAlpine Northeast workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Alpine Northeast–———$158,720
Alpine4%C+C+39 min$98,942
Alpine Northwestunder 2%————

Same-state neighbors only. Alpine Northwest: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Alpine Northeast’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
  • Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Alpine Northeast: questions

What is the median household income in Alpine Northeast?

$158,720 (±$41,582) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,176 across Wyoming and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Alpine Northeast?

0.0%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Alpine Northeast work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (31%, 22 mi), Afton (19%, 32 mi), Thayne (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Alpine Northeast without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Alpine Northeast, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Alpine Northeast

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.