Work & commute · Centennial

Work & commute in Centennial, WY

Most working residents leave Centennial for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Laramie (39%), Cheyenne (5%) and Rock River (3%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 93 working residents

Typical commute

31 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

83%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 91 Centennial residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Centennial.

91live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

62work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Centennial goes to work

Laramie27.6 mi away

39%36

Cheyenne70.6 mi away

5%5

Rock River30.5 mi away

3%3

Fort Collins, CO76.7 mi away

2%2

Billings, MT332.4 mi away

2%2

Alpine281 mi away

2%2

Saratoga36.4 mi away

2%2

Wheatland79.7 mi away

2%2

Afton264.9 mi away

2%2

Gillette207.5 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%35

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Centennial commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

52%

38%

5%Under 10 mi

5%10–24 mi

52%25–50 mi

38%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Centennial is a commuter town

0.69jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.69 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Centennial are

64 jobs are based in Centennial. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Centennial’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Centennial

64 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less28%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Centennial residents hold

93 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+357%

Jobs based in Centennial, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 64. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.