Work & commute · Black Forest

Work & commute in Black Forest, CO

Most working residents leave Black Forest for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Colorado Springs (51%), Denver (7%) and Aurora (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

245 of 6,247 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

29%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 6,002 Black Forest residents head out of town to work, 245 work right here, and 1,591 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Black Forest.

6,002live here, work elsewhere

245live and work here

1,591work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Black Forest goes to work

Colorado Springs14.3 mi away

51%3,207

Denver49.4 mi away

7%423

Black Forest (in town)right here

4%245

Aurora44.7 mi away

3%163

Woodmoor9.2 mi away

2%116

Monument9 mi away

2%95

Cimarron Hills14.2 mi away

1%92

Centennial37.7 mi away

1%89

Greenwood Village40.1 mi away

1%78

Castle Rock23.5 mi away

1%77

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%1,662

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

How far

How far Black Forest commutes

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

26%

43%

15%

16%

26%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Black Forest is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Black Forest are

1,836 jobs are based in Black Forest. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Black Forest’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Black Forest

1,836 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Black Forest residents hold

6,247 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month69%

−16%

Jobs based in Black Forest, 2013 → 2023: 2,178 → 1,836. 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.