Rairden Bridge · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0Earning a living in Manderson
No jobs are based in Manderson in the Census job records; 27 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any stay in Manderson for work; outside it, Basin is the main destination (26%, 9 miles). At 19 minutes each way, commutes from Manderson run about the Wyoming average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Manderson on a workday afternoon
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63 people are in Manderson on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The places Manderson commutes to
Where Manderson clocks in
26% of workers
7% 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.
Commuting from Manderson: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manderson workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 3% 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.
How far it is to work from Manderson
About 30% 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 Manderson: questions
What is the poverty rate in Manderson?
5.3%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manderson?
19 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Wyoming and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manderson work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Basin (26%, 9 mi), Greybull (11%, 16 mi), Cody (7%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Manderson 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 Manderson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manderson
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.