Work & commute · Star Valley Ranch

Work & commute in Star Valley Ranch, WY

Most working residents leave Star Valley Ranch for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (25%), Afton (15%) and Alpine (5%). Half commute less than 34 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33 of 666 working residents

Typical commute

34 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

47 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

23%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 633 Star Valley Ranch residents head out of town to work, 33 work right here, and 206 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Star Valley Ranch.

633live here, work elsewhere

33live and work here

206work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Star Valley Ranch goes to work

Jackson35.3 mi away

25%169

Afton17.6 mi away

15%98

Star Valley Ranch (in town)right here

5%33

Alpine13.7 mi away

5%31

Thayne4.4 mi away

4%28

Etna4.5 mi away

2%15

South Park31.9 mi away

2%14

Cheyenne341 mi away

2%12

Hoback25.2 mi away

2%12

Rock Springs130.7 mi away

1%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%246

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

How far

How far Star Valley Ranch commutes

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

19%

24%

40%

17%

19%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

40%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Star Valley Ranch is a commuter town

0.36jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Star Valley Ranch are

239 jobs are based in Star Valley Ranch. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Star Valley Ranch’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Star Valley Ranch

239 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)36%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month46%

Jobs Star Valley Ranch residents hold

666 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+26%

Jobs based in Star Valley Ranch, 2013 → 2023: 190 → 239. 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.