See what the average commute is in Johnson 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 Johnson County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Johnson County has a longer commute than three out of five neighboring counties, with Washakie County, WY having the shortest commute at 12.7 minutes.

Johnson County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.2 minutes
--- 7.1% higher than state average
--- #10 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 8.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 82.8%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.4%
- Workers who work from home: 13.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 12.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 13.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Washakie County, WY: 12.7 minutes
#2. Sheridan County, WY: 16.9 minutes
#3. Natrona County, WY: 17.3 minutes
#4. Johnson County, WY: 19.2 minutes
#5. Campbell County, WY: 19.9 minutes
#6. 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