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Work & commute in Glendale · A commuter town

100% of Glendale’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave Glendale for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Boulder (28%), Lakewood (10%) and Denver (7%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Work in town
0%
0 of 29 working residents
Typical commute
24 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Work from home
38%
More than CO (21%)
Jobs based here
3
A commuter town

What kind of work town is Glendale?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The commute map

28% of working residents work in Boulder

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

NederlandSilverthorne: 1 residents work here (3%)LouisvilleGreenwood Village: 1 residents work here (3%)Lone Tree: 1 residents work here (3%)Firestone: 1 residents work here (3%)Littleton: 1 residents work here (3%)Thornton: 1 residents work here (3%)Lakewood: 3 residents work here (10%)LongmontBoulder: 8 residents work here (28%)Denver: 2 residents work here (7%)GlendaleGold Hill: 2 residents work here (7%)Lazy AcresBoulderLakewoodDenverGold HillSilverthorneGreenwood VillageGlendale
1
Boulder7.7 mi away
28%8
2
Lakewood30 mi away
10%3
3
Denver34.3 mi away
7%2
4
Gold Hill3.1 mi away
7%2
5
Silverthorne48.1 mi away
3%1
6
Greenwood Village40.7 mi away
3%1
7
Lone Tree46.7 mi away
3%1
8
Firestone22.9 mi away
3%1
9
Littleton39 mi away
3%1
10
Thornton25.5 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%8
The top trips

Where Glendale clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

Time on the road

Working from home in Glendale

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

Working from home
38%

of Glendale workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.

About 4 in 10

How Glendale ranks on commute time →

Day and night

Glendale quiets down on a workday

On a workday 29 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

29live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night69
Workday43
69live here− 29head out to work+ 3come in to work= 43on a workday

About 43 people are in Glendale on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

Half of Glendale commutes less than 24 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 mi55 miBoulder: 28% · 7.7 miLakewood: 10% · 30 miDenver: 7% · 34.3 miGold Hill: 7% · 3.1 miSilverthorne: 3% · 48.1 miGreenwood Village: 3% · 40.7 miLone Tree: 3% · 46.7 miFirestone: 3% · 22.9 miLittleton: 3% · 39 miThornton: 3% · 25.5 miBoulder 28%Lakewood 10%Denver 7%Gold Hill 7%Silverthorne 3%Glendale
GlendaleTop destinations (size = commuters)
41%Under 10 mi12 residents
10%10–24 mi3 residents
41%25–50 mi12 residents
7%Over 50 mi2 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

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

Jobs based in GlendaleJobs Glendale residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%14%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices100%66%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month67%21%
Over $3,333 a month0%59%

Who does it

29 or younger0%7%
30 to 5467%66%
55 and older33%28%
+200%

Jobs based in Glendale, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 3. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Next door

Glendale and the towns next door

Darker towns draw more of Glendale’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Every worker, home to work. The 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 says. A 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 surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
  • Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.

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