Work & commute · Monte Vista

Work & commute in Monte Vista, CO

About one in 5 of Monte Vista’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Alamosa (18%), Del Norte (5%) and Center (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

388 of 1,740 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 1,352 Monte Vista residents head out of town to work, 388 work right here, and 856 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Monte Vista.

1,352live here, work elsewhere

388live and work here

856work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Monte Vista goes to work

Monte Vista (in town)right here

22%388

Alamosa16.6 mi away

18%316

Del Norte13.1 mi away

5%86

Center12.2 mi away

4%64

Denver165.7 mi away

4%63

Pueblo96.5 mi away

2%37

Colorado Springs116.7 mi away

2%35

Pagosa Springs51.6 mi away

1%23

Aurora166.2 mi away

1%23

Alamosa East18.4 mi away

1%20

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%685

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

How far

How far Monte Vista commutes

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

34%

36%

27%

34%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Monte Vista is a commuter town

0.71jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Monte Vista are

1,244 jobs are based in Monte Vista. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Monte Vista’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Monte Vista

1,244 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Monte Vista residents hold

1,740 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month47%

+7%

Jobs based in Monte Vista, 2013 → 2023: 1,166 → 1,244. 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.