Work & commute · Meridian

Work & commute in Meridian, CO

Most working residents leave Meridian for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Denver (22%), Centennial (8%) and Greenwood Village (8%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

140 of 2,498 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,358 Meridian residents head out of town to work, 140 work right here, and 13,209 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Meridian.

2,358live here, work elsewhere

140live and work here

13,209work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Meridian goes to work

Denver15 mi away

22%558

Centennial3.2 mi away

8%204

Greenwood Village5.8 mi away

8%189

Aurora13.3 mi away

7%186

Meridian (in town)right here

6%140

Lone Tree1.4 mi away

4%108

Highlands Ranch6.3 mi away

3%86

Colorado Springs47.1 mi away

3%73

Castle Rock11.7 mi away

3%68

Parker5 mi away

3%63

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%823

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

How far

How far Meridian commutes

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

47%

38%

47%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

6%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Meridian is a job hub

5.34jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Meridian are

13,349 jobs are based in Meridian. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Meridian’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Meridian

13,349 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less4%

$1,251–$3,333 a month9%

Over $3,333 a month87%

Jobs Meridian residents hold

2,498 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month76%

−12%

Jobs based in Meridian, 2013 → 2023: 15,195 → 13,349. 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.