There are 4.7 jobs in Deaver for every working resident, and 242 people commute in
250 jobs are based in Deaver for 53 working residents. About one in seven stay in Deaver for work; outside it, Lovell is the main destination (17%, 11 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, where Wyoming has 19 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Deaver on a workday
On a workday 45 residents head out to work and 8 work right here.
About 370 people are in Deaver on a workday afternoon, 116% more than live here.
4.7 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 Deaver’s workforce comes from
Where Deaver clocks in
17% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
In Deaver, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deaver, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 250. 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 Deaver’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Deaver takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deaver workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 85 commuters (the 6% 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.
Miles to work from Deaver
About 24% 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 Deaver: questions
What is the median household income in Deaver?
$57,813 (±$23,212) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,176 across Wyoming and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deaver?
3.5%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deaver?
33 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Wyoming and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deaver work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lovell (17%, 11 mi), Powell (6%, 12 mi), Cheyenne (6%, 323 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deaver 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 Deaver, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deaver
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.