Work & commute · Chacra

Work & commute in Chacra, CO

Most working residents leave Chacra for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Glenwood Springs (29%), Denver (7%) and Aspen (5%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 191 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

31%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 191 Chacra residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Chacra.

191live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

30work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Chacra goes to work

Glenwood Springs6.3 mi away

29%55

Denver137.5 mi away

7%13

Aspen42.3 mi away

5%10

Basalt26.1 mi away

4%8

Carbondale18 mi away

4%8

Eagle34 mi away

3%5

Grand Junction68.4 mi away

3%5

Colorado Springs152.3 mi away

3%5

Rifle17 mi away

2%4

Vail58.3 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%75

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

How far

How far Chacra commutes

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

30%

17%

20%

32%

30%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

32%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Chacra is a commuter town

0.16jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Chacra are

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

Jobs based in Chacra

30 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month70%

Jobs Chacra residents hold

191 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month60%

−57%

Jobs based in Chacra, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 30. 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.