Torrington is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 6,211 people and two associated neighborhoods, Torrington is the 16th largest community in Wyoming.
A relatively large number of people in Torrington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.02% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.82 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Torrington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Torrington is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.25% of adults 25 and older in Torrington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Torrington in 2022 was $32,675, which is lower middle income relative to Wyoming, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,700 for a family of four. However, Torrington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Torrington is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Torrington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Torrington residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Torrington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Torrington include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Torrington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.