Work & commute · Moffat

Work & commute in Moffat, CO

Most working residents leave Moffat for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Saguache (16%), Denver (8%) and Crestone (4%). Half commute less than 41 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 25 working residents

Typical commute

41 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

78%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 24 Moffat residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 114 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Moffat.

24live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

114work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Moffat goes to work

Saguache13.7 mi away

16%4

Denver133.4 mi away

8%2

Crestone11.7 mi away

4%1

Moffat (in town)right here

4%1

Sheridan123.1 mi away

4%1

Salida36.5 mi away

4%1

Lamar179.4 mi away

4%1

Alamosa36.7 mi away

4%1

Commerce City142.9 mi away

4%1

Centennial123.2 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%11

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

How far

How far Moffat commutes

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

33%

17%

46%

4%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

46%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Moffat is a job hub

4.60jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Moffat are

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

Jobs based in Moffat

115 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities3%

Services (health, schools, offices…)90%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Moffat residents hold

25 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+3733%

Jobs based in Moffat, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 115. 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.