Arlington · Photo: UltraSparky · CC BY-SA 3.0There are 2.0 jobs in Arlington for every working resident, and 14 people commute in
0% of workers work from home; Wyoming has 9%. Employers in Arlington report 14 jobs, against 7 working residents. Hardly any stay in Arlington for work; outside it, Elk Mountain is the main destination (14%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Arlington, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 7 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 36 people are in Arlington on a workday afternoon, 24% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the people who work in Arlington live
Where Arlington clocks in
14% of workers
14% of workersLines 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.
A place that makes things: 79% of Arlington’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arlington, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 14. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Arlington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Arlington
of Arlington workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 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.
Arlington’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, 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.
Jobs and commuting in Arlington: questions
What is the poverty rate in Arlington?
0.0%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Arlington work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elk Mountain (14%, 12 mi), Saratoga (14%, 33 mi), Laramie (14%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arlington 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 Arlington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arlington
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.