Upper Green River Rendezvous Site · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Daniel works elsewhere
There are 10 jobs in Daniel, against 43 working residents. Hardly any stay in Daniel for work; outside it, Pinedale is the main destination (30%, 10 miles). For 36% of workers, the job is at home (Wyoming 9%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Daniel
On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Daniel on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
The places Daniel commutes to
Where Daniel clocks in
30% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 40% of the jobs in Daniel
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Daniel, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 10. 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 Daniel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Daniel
of Daniel workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 commuters (the 37% 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 Daniel works
About 29% 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 Daniel: questions
What is the median household income in Daniel?
$43,239 (±$29,619) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,176 across Wyoming and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Daniel?
0.0%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Daniel work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pinedale (30%, 10 mi), Big Piney (7%, 23 mi), Afton (7%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Daniel 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 Daniel, from the people who make the trip.
More of Daniel
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.