Work & commute · Sheridan

Work & commute in Sheridan, WY

65% of Sheridan’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Gillette (3%), Casper (3%) and Cheyenne (2%). Half commute less than 2 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

65%

5,897 of 9,111 working residents

Typical commute

2 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

13 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 3,214 Sheridan residents head out of town to work, 5,897 work right here, and 4,929 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sheridan.

3,214live here, work elsewhere

5,897live and work here

4,929work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Sheridan goes to work

Sheridan (in town)right here

65%5,897

Gillette80.7 mi away

3%289

Casper138.8 mi away

3%233

Cheyenne276 mi away

2%164

Ranchester12.6 mi away

2%139

Cody104.6 mi away

1%82

Laramie250.3 mi away

1%80

Dayton15.6 mi away

1%71

Buffalo33.9 mi away

1%60

Rock Springs248.7 mi away

1%55

Everywhere elseother towns and states

22%2,041

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

How far

How far Sheridan commutes

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

74%

21%

74%Under 10 mi

4%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Sheridan is balanced between jobs and homes

1.19jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.19 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Sheridan are

10,826 jobs are based in Sheridan. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sheridan’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Sheridan

10,826 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Sheridan residents hold

9,111 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+19%

Jobs based in Sheridan, 2013 → 2023: 9,130 → 10,826. 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.