Work & commute · Dinosaur

Work & commute in Dinosaur, CO

Most working residents leave Dinosaur for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Craig (14%), Denver (7%) and Rangely (4%). Half commute less than 102 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 72 working residents

Typical commute

102 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 70 Dinosaur residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dinosaur.

70live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

52work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Dinosaur goes to work

Craig78.8 mi away

14%10

Denver220.8 mi away

7%5

Rangely15.8 mi away

4%3

Fort Collins208.5 mi away

4%3

Dinosaur (in town)right here

3%2

Meeker60.2 mi away

3%2

Steamboat Springs116.1 mi away

3%2

Grand Junction82.9 mi away

3%2

Snowmass Village130.4 mi away

3%2

Greeley223.4 mi away

3%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

54%39

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

How far

How far Dinosaur commutes

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

87%

6%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

0%25–50 mi

87%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Dinosaur is a commuter town

0.75jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Dinosaur are

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

Jobs based in Dinosaur

54 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities87%

Services (health, schools, offices…)11%

$1,250 a month or less31%

$1,251–$3,333 a month46%

Over $3,333 a month22%

Jobs Dinosaur residents hold

72 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month50%

+86%

Jobs based in Dinosaur, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 54. 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.