Work and commuting in Freedom
Freedom has 67 jobs; 108 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 9% for Wyoming as a whole. Only 2% stay in Freedom for work; outside it, Jackson is the main destination (18%, 36 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Freedom by day
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Freedom on a workday afternoon, 54% fewer than live here.
0.62 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Freedom ends
Where Freedom clocks in
18% of workers
16% 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.
78% of the jobs in Freedom pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freedom, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 67. 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 Freedom’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Freedom
of Freedom workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 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.
Half of Freedom commutes less than 20 miles
About 17% 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 Freedom: questions
What is the poverty rate in Freedom?
0.0%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Freedom work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (18%, 36 mi), Afton (16%, 19 mi), Thayne (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Freedom 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 Freedom, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freedom
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.