See what the average commute is in Crook 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 Crook County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Crook County has a longer commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Butte County, SD having the shortest commute at 17.1 minutes.

Crook County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 25.3 minutes
--- 41.1% higher than state average
--- #2 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 9.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 83.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.7%
- Workers who work from home: 10.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 23.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 26.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Butte County, SD: 17.1 minutes
#2. Lawrence County, SD: 17.6 minutes
#3. Powder River County, MT: 19.4 minutes
#4. Campbell County, WY: 19.9 minutes
#5. Weston County, WY: 23.5 minutes
#6. Crook County, WY: 25.3 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