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Jobs & commute in Meadow Acres

For about two in three of its working residents, Meadow Acres is a commute to Casper

The Census job records count 92 working residents of Meadow Acres and no jobs based in it. 29% of workers have no commute at all, next to 9% for Wyoming as a whole. Hardly any work in Meadow Acres; the top destination outside it is Casper (66%, 10 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Meadow Acres

On a workday 92 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

92live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday32
120live here− 92head out to work+ 0come in to work= 32on a workday

About 32 people are in Meadow Acres on a workday afternoon, 74% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Meadow Acres ends

Steamboat Springs: 1 residents work here (1%)Kimberly: 1 residents work here (1%)Deer Park: 1 residents work here (1%)Jackson: 1 residents work here (1%)Evansville: 1 residents work here (1%)Mills: 4 residents work here (4%)Cheyenne: 4 residents work here (4%)Casper: 61 residents work here (66%)Meadow AcresHartrandt: 3 residents work here (3%)Vista West: 2 residents work here (2%)CasperMillsCheyenneHartrandtVista WestSteamboat SpringsMeadow Acres
1
Casper10.5 mi away
66%61
2
Mills14 mi away
4%4
3
Cheyenne137.2 mi away
4%4
4
Hartrandt12 mi away
3%3
5
Vista West16.3 mi away
2%2
61%1
7
Kimberly, ID419.7 mi away
1%1
8
Deer Park, TX1094.6 mi away
1%1
9
Jackson238.7 mi away
1%1
10
Evansville7.6 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
14%13
The top trips

Where Meadow Acres clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Meadow Acres

Working from home
29%

of Meadow Acres workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Meadow Acres gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 37 commuters (the 29% 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Meadow Acres

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCasper: 66% · 10.5 miMills: 4% · 14 miCheyenne: 4% · 137.2 miHartrandt: 3% · 12 miVista West: 2% · 16.3 miSteamboat Springs: 1% · 168.6 miKimberly: 1% · 419.7 miDeer Park: 1% · 1094.6 miJackson: 1% · 238.7 miEvansville: 1% · 7.6 miCasper 66%Mills 4%Cheyenne 4%Hartrandt 3%Meadow Acres
Meadow AcresTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi17 residents
66%10–24 mi61 residents
1%25–50 mi1 residents
14%Over 50 mi13 residents

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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Meadow Acres: questions

What is the poverty rate in Meadow Acres?

0.0%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Meadow Acres work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Meadow Acres 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 Meadow Acres, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Meadow Acres

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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.