See what the average commute is in Converse County, WY

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Converse County using using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Converse County has a longer commute than all of its seven neighboring counties, with Carbon County, WY having the shortest commute at 15.2 minutes.

Converse County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 26.2 minutes
--- 46.2% higher than state average
--- #1 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 16.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 84.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 11.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 4.4%
- Workers who work from home: 7.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 27.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 20.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Carbon County, WY: 15.2 minutes
#2. Natrona County, WY: 17.3 minutes
#2. Niobrara County, WY: 17.3 minutes
#4. Johnson County, WY: 19.2 minutes
#5. Campbell County, WY: 19.9 minutes
#6. Platte County, WY: 21.1 minutes
#7. Weston County, WY: 23.5 minutes
#8. Converse County, WY: 26.2 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Wyoming
#1. Washakie County: 12.7 minutes
#2. Albany County: 13.7 minutes
#3. Carbon County: 15.2 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Wyoming
#1. Converse County: 26.2 minutes
#2. Crook County: 25.3 minutes
#3. Lincoln County: 24.3 minutes