Washam has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 4 jobs in Washam; 18 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Washam for work; outside it, Green River is the main destination (39%, 37 miles). 0% of workers work from home, next to 9% for Wyoming as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Washam on a workday afternoon
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
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 people from Washam work
Where Washam clocks in
39% of workers
28% 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.
Jobs in Washam: what the 4 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Washam’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Washam
of Washam workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 commuters (the 0% 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 Washam’s workers travel
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.
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 Washam: questions
What is the poverty rate in Washam?
4.8%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Washam work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green River (39%, 37 mi), Rock Springs (28%, 48 mi), Cody (6%, 245 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Washam 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 Washam, from the people who make the trip.
More of Washam
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.