Work & commute · Elbert

Work & commute in Elbert, CO

Most working residents leave Elbert for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Denver (15%), Castle Rock (8%) and Colorado Springs (8%). Half commute less than 35 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 112 working residents

Typical commute

35 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

41 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 111 Elbert residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elbert.

111live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

84work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Elbert goes to work

Denver41.7 mi away

15%17

Castle Rock19.9 mi away

8%9

Colorado Springs27.1 mi away

8%9

Kiowa9.6 mi away

6%7

Aurora35.2 mi away

6%7

Centennial30.9 mi away

4%5

Elizabeth10.4 mi away

3%3

Broomfield57.6 mi away

3%3

Longmont72 mi away

3%3

Greenwood Village33.8 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%47

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

How far

How far Elbert commutes

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

13%

16%

45%

26%

13%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

45%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Elbert is balanced between jobs and homes

0.76jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Elbert are

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

Jobs based in Elbert

85 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)85%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month35%

Jobs Elbert residents hold

112 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+70%

Jobs based in Elbert, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 85. 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.