Work & commute · Durango

Work & commute in Durango, CO

61% of Durango’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Denver (2%), Farmington (2%) and Cortez (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

61%

4,956 of 8,166 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

15%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,210 Durango residents head out of town to work, 4,956 work right here, and 11,356 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Durango.

3,210live here, work elsewhere

4,956live and work here

11,356work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Durango goes to work

Durango (in town)right here

61%4,956

Denver236.5 mi away

2%198

Farmington, NM39.1 mi away

2%174

Cortez39 mi away

2%123

Grand Junction131.6 mi away

1%102

Bayfield15.6 mi away

1%100

Colorado Springs202.3 mi away

1%94

Montrose83.2 mi away

1%56

Pagosa Springs47.9 mi away

1%45

Lakewood224.7 mi away

1%44

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%2,274

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

How far

How far Durango commutes

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

67%

18%

67%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Durango is a job hub

2.00jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Durango are

16,312 jobs are based in Durango. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Durango’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Durango

16,312 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Durango residents hold

8,166 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+4%

Jobs based in Durango, 2013 → 2023: 15,660 → 16,312. 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.