Earning a living in Chugcreek
The average commute takes 24 minutes each way; Wyoming averages 19, the U.S. 26. At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Wyoming 9%). No jobs are based in Chugcreek in the Census job records; 36 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Chugcreek
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Chugcreek on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 2024, primary jobs.
36% of working residents work in Wheatland
Where Chugcreek 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 daily trip from Chugcreek: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chugcreek workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 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 Chugcreek goes to work
About 37% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work next door: 36% of Chugcreek’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Wheatland. Darker towns draw more of Chugcreek’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Chugcreek: questions
What is the median household income in Chugcreek?
$175,357 (±$77,718) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,176 across Wyoming and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chugcreek?
13.1%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chugcreek?
24 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Wyoming and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chugcreek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheatland (36%, 3 mi), Casper (11%, 90 mi), Gering (6%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Chugcreek 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 Chugcreek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chugcreek
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.