CKW Bridge over Powder River · Photo: Clayton B. Fraser · Public domainAbout two in five of Arvada’s working residents commute to Sheridan
Hardly any work in Arvada itself; outside it, Sheridan draws the most (40%, 41 miles). 71% of workers work from home; Wyoming has 9%. The Census job records count 20 working residents of Arvada and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Arvada
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Arvada on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Arvada’s working residents head each day
Where Arvada clocks in
40% of workers
5% 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.
Working from home in Arvada
of Arvada workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 commuters (the 71% 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.
The distance from Arvada to work
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 Arvada: questions
What is the poverty rate in Arvada?
0.0%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Arvada work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Arvada 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 Arvada, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arvada
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.