Most of Bedford commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Bedford for work; outside it, Jackson is the main destination (19%, 41 miles). There are 16 jobs in Bedford, and 160 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 9% across Wyoming.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bedford by day and by night
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Bedford on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
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 Bedford’s working residents head each day
Where Bedford clocks in
19% of workers
15% 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.
Bedford makes things: 31% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bedford, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 16. 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 Bedford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bedford
of Bedford workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 345 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.
Where in the region Bedford works
About 19% 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.
Around Bedford: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bedford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | – | — | — | — | $129,792 |
| Turnerville | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Turnerville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bedford’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Bedford: questions
What is the median household income in Bedford?
$129,792 (±$99,259) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,176 across Wyoming and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bedford?
0.0%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bedford work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (19%, 41 mi), Afton (15%, 12 mi), Thayne (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bedford 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 Bedford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bedford
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.