Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Hanna has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
78 jobs are based in Hanna; 231 of its residents have a job. About one in ten work in Hanna itself; outside it, Saratoga draws the most (11%, 32 miles). Working residents average 39 minutes each way; Wyoming averages 19, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hanna at work: what stands out
Hanna workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 19 across Wyoming. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 153 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
46% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Hanna’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hanna is Saratoga, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (26) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 231 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Hanna’s commute takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hanna workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 324 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.
Half of Hanna commutes less than 36 miles
About 46% 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.
How many people are in Hanna by day
On a workday 207 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Hanna on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Hanna ends
Where Hanna clocks in
11% 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.
45% of the jobs in Hanna make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanna, 2014 → 2024: 76 → 78. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hanna’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Hanna: questions
What is the median household income in Hanna?
$75,540 (±$27,946) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,176 across Wyoming and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanna?
6.1%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanna?
39 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Wyoming and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanna work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Saratoga (11%, 32 mi), Rawlins (6%, 35 mi), Casper (6%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Hanna without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hanna, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hanna
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.