Work & commute · Powell

Work & commute in Powell, WY

44% of Powell’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Cody (17%), Lovell (2%) and Casper (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

44%

1,191 of 2,734 working residents

Typical commute

4 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,543 Powell residents head out of town to work, 1,191 work right here, and 1,795 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Powell.

1,543live here, work elsewhere

1,191live and work here

1,795work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Powell goes to work

Powell (in town)right here

44%1,191

Cody22.2 mi away

17%452

Lovell18.6 mi away

2%57

Casper179.9 mi away

2%44

Cheyenne321 mi away

1%38

Worland64.6 mi away

1%36

Riverton121.4 mi away

1%33

Jackson134 mi away

1%21

Ralston7.3 mi away

1%19

Deaver11.8 mi away

1%15

Everywhere elseother towns and states

30%828

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

How far

How far Powell commutes

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

54%

25%

19%

54%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Powell is balanced between jobs and homes

1.09jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Powell are

2,986 jobs are based in Powell. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Powell’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Powell

2,986 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)81%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Powell residents hold

2,734 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month50%

−6%

Jobs based in Powell, 2013 → 2023: 3,175 → 2,986. 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.