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Work & commute in Kelly · A commuter town

100% of Kelly’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave Kelly for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (44%), Hoback (12%) and Wilson (8%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Work in town
0%
0 of 50 working residents
Typical commute
13 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Work from home
100%
More than WY (9%)
Jobs based here
13
A commuter town

What kind of work town is Kelly?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Time on the road

Working from home in Kelly

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

Working from home
100%

of Kelly workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.

About 10 in 10
The commute map

44% of working residents work in Jackson

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

DriggsIdaho Falls: 2 residents work here (4%)SmithfieldMurraySalt Lake City: 1 residents work here (2%)Jackson: 22 residents work here (44%)Casper: 1 residents work here (2%)KellyRafter J Ranch: 1 residents work here (2%)FreedomAlpine NortheastTeton Village: 2 residents work here (4%)Moose Wilson Road: 2 residents work here (4%)Wilson: 4 residents work here (8%)Hoback: 6 residents work here (12%)JacksonHobackWilsonIdaho FallsTeton VillageMoose Wilson RoadKelly
1
Jackson12.6 mi away
44%22
2
Hoback22.4 mi away
12%6
3
Wilson17.4 mi away
8%4
4
Idaho Falls, ID70.9 mi away
4%2
5
Teton Village10.7 mi away
4%2
6
Moose Wilson Road11.9 mi away
4%2
7
Salt Lake City, UT207.5 mi away
2%1
8
Casper223.6 mi away
2%1
9
Rafter J Ranch15.5 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
18%9
The top trips

Where Kelly clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

Day and night

Kelly quiets down on a workday

On a workday 50 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

50live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday83
120live here− 50head out to work+ 13come in to work= 83on a workday

About 83 people are in Kelly on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.26jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

Half of Kelly commutes less than 13 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miJackson: 44% · 12.6 miHoback: 12% · 22.4 miWilson: 8% · 17.4 miIdaho Falls: 4% · 70.9 miTeton Village: 4% · 10.7 miMoose Wilson Road: 4% · 11.9 miSalt Lake City: 2% · 207.5 miCasper: 2% · 223.6 miRafter J Ranch: 2% · 15.5 miJackson 44%Hoback 12%Wilson 8%Teton Village 4%Kelly
KellyTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
82%10–24 mi41 residents
8%25–50 mi4 residents
10%Over 50 mi5 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

The jobs

Kelly makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods

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

Jobs based in KellyJobs Kelly residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms38%12%
Trade, transport & utilities0%12%
Services: health, schools, offices62%76%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month46%24%
Over $3,333 a month54%62%

Who does it

29 or younger23%12%
30 to 5431%72%
55 and older46%16%
−50%

Jobs based in Kelly, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 13. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Every worker, home to work. The 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 says. A 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 surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
  • Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
Beyond the commute

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.

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