Photo: Dgpiii · CC BY-SA 3.0Encampment has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in Encampment; the top destination outside it is Saratoga (44%, 17 miles). There are 72 jobs in Encampment, against 160 working residents. For 31% of workers, the job is at home, against 9% across Wyoming.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Encampment, and who commutes in
On a workday 157 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Encampment on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 the trip to work from Encampment ends
Where Encampment clocks in
44% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Encampment
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Encampment, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 72. 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 Encampment’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Encampment takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Encampment workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 150 commuters (the 31% 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 Encampment works
About 27% 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.
The towns around Encampment
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Encampment workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encampment | – | — | — | 17 min | $54,668 |
| Riverside | 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverside: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Riverside. Darker towns draw more of Encampment’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 Encampment: questions
What is the median household income in Encampment?
$54,668 (±$19,819) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,176 across Wyoming and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Encampment?
10.3%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Encampment?
17 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Wyoming and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Encampment work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Saratoga (44%, 17 mi), Rawlins (4%, 46 mi), Rock Springs (4%, 128 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Encampment without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Encampment, from the people who make the trip.
More of Encampment
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.