Murie Ranch Historic District · Photo: National Park Service inventory · Public domainMost of Kelly commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Kelly; the top destination outside it is Jackson (44%, 13 miles). There are 13 jobs in Kelly; 50 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 100% of workers, where Wyoming as a whole has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Kelly by day
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 83 people are in Kelly on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 Kelly’s working residents head each day
Where Kelly clocks in
44% of workers
8% 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.
38% of the jobs in Kelly make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kelly, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 13. 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 Kelly’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kelly
of Kelly workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Kelly
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 Kelly: questions
What is the poverty rate in Kelly?
0.0%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kelly work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (44%, 13 mi), Hoback (12%, 22 mi), Wilson (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kelly, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kelly
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.