Sheridan

Population & Demographics

Sheridan, WY

Sheridan is home to 19,285 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 9,717 resident workers commute each day.

WyomingCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
19,285
people
Population

19,285 residents

Median age 39.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Sheridan population & demographics

Who lives in Sheridan — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
19,285
Median age
39.1yrs
Median household income
$62,867
Median home value
$340,600
Median gross rent
$936/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
29.0%
Poverty rate
12.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Sheridan

How Sheridan breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White86.4%
Hispanic or Latino6.5%
Two or more races3.9%
Asian1.4%
Black1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Some other race0.2%

Race across Sheridan

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Sheridan.

Sheridan at a glance
Employed Residents
9,717
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
64.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
5.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Gillette
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Sheridan proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Sheridan commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

94 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Sheridan

9,717 commutes, one dot at a time

Sheridan

Where 9,717 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Sheridan, by worker count.

1Sheridan0.0 mi6,284
2Gillette80.6 mi310
3Casper139.1 mi248
4Cheyenne274.9 mi176
5Ranchester12.6 mi145
6Laramie250.4 mi87
7Cody105.0 mi86
8Dayton15.8 mi78

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Sheridan.

1Sheridan0.0 mi6,284
2Gillette80.6 mi279
3Ranchester12.6 mi217
4Buffalo33.6 mi190
5Powder Horn7.2 mi180
6Story15.7 mi179
7Dayton15.8 mi163
8Casper139.1 mi141

Top industries

The sectors that employ Sheridan’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance25.6%
RTRetail Trade13.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.6%
EDEducational Services7.8%
COConstruction7.7%
PAPublic Administration6.1%
MFManufacturing5.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.5%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.0%
Connectivity

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