See what the average commute is in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Lincoln County has a longer commute than all of its seven neighboring counties, with Teton County, WY having the shortest commute at 16.6 minutes.

Lincoln County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.3 minutes
--- 35.6% higher than state average
--- #3 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 14.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 86.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 18.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.8%
- Workers who work from home: 6.1%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 20.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 15.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Teton County, WY: 16.6 minutes
#2. Caribou County, ID: 18.1 minutes
#3. Bonneville County, ID: 19.8 minutes
#4. Sweetwater County, WY: 20.1 minutes
#5. Uinta County, WY: 20.7 minutes
#6. Sublette County, WY: 20.9 minutes
#7. Rich County, UT: 23.9 minutes
#8. Lincoln County, WY: 24.3 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