Work & commute · Hugo

Work & commute in Hugo, CO

About one in 5 of Hugo’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Denver (7%), Limon (7%) and Colorado Springs (7%). Half commute less than 70 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

21%

66 of 309 working residents

Typical commute

70 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 243 Hugo residents head out of town to work, 66 work right here, and 329 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hugo.

243live here, work elsewhere

66live and work here

329work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hugo goes to work

Hugo (in town)right here

21%66

Denver86.7 mi away

7%23

Limon14.5 mi away

7%21

Colorado Springs71.6 mi away

7%21

Flagler24.5 mi away

3%9

Aurora77.5 mi away

3%9

Commerce City87.3 mi away

3%8

Pueblo85.7 mi away

2%7

North Washington92.8 mi away

2%7

Stratton48 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%133

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

How far

How far Hugo commutes

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

22%

14%

57%

22%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

57%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hugo is balanced between jobs and homes

1.28jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Hugo are

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

Jobs based in Hugo

395 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)94%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Hugo residents hold

309 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−18%

Jobs based in Hugo, 2013 → 2023: 483 → 395. 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.