For more than half of its working residents, Midwest is a commute to Casper
25 jobs are based in Midwest, against 113 working residents. Hardly any work in Midwest; the top destination outside it is Casper (58%, 39 miles). The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, next to 19 for Wyoming and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Midwest by day
On a workday 113 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Midwest on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.22 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.
Out of Midwest to work: where people go
Where Midwest 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.
The kinds of work in Midwest
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midwest, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 25. 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 Midwest’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Midwest: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Midwest workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 121 commuters (the 7% 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 Midwest
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 Midwest: questions
What is the median household income in Midwest?
$77,800 (±$17,788) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,176 across Wyoming and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midwest?
8.2%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midwest?
20 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Wyoming and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midwest work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Midwest without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Midwest, from the people who make the trip.
More of Midwest
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.