Work & commute · Broomfield

Work & commute in Broomfield, CO

Most working residents leave Broomfield for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Denver (19%), Boulder (12%) and Westminster (7%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

12%

4,358 of 37,607 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

30%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 33,249 Broomfield residents head out of town to work, 4,358 work right here, and 34,436 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Broomfield.

33,249live here, work elsewhere

4,358live and work here

34,436work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Broomfield goes to work

Denver16 mi away

19%7,199

Boulder11.7 mi away

12%4,363

Broomfield (in town)right here

12%4,358

Westminster5.1 mi away

7%2,473

Thornton6.2 mi away

4%1,638

Louisville5 mi away

4%1,350

Aurora24.3 mi away

3%1,314

Lakewood18 mi away

3%1,313

Lafayette3.8 mi away

3%1,012

Arvada9.8 mi away

2%838

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%11,749

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

How far

How far Broomfield commutes

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

39%

48%

39%Under 10 mi

48%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

5%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Broomfield is balanced between jobs and homes

1.03jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Broomfield are

38,794 jobs are based in Broomfield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Broomfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Broomfield

38,794 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month71%

Jobs Broomfield residents hold

37,607 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month73%

+21%

Jobs based in Broomfield, 2013 → 2023: 32,019 → 38,794. 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.