Work & commute · North Washington

Work & commute in North Washington, CO

Most working residents leave North Washington for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Denver (24%), Aurora (10%) and Westminster (6%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

35 of 468 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 433 North Washington residents head out of town to work, 35 work right here, and 17,473 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in North Washington.

433live here, work elsewhere

35live and work here

17,473work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where North Washington goes to work

Denver6.1 mi away

24%113

Aurora15.4 mi away

10%48

North Washington (in town)right here

7%35

Westminster6.6 mi away

6%29

Thornton8.1 mi away

6%28

Lakewood10.5 mi away

4%21

Commerce City11.1 mi away

4%18

Centennial16.2 mi away

3%15

Broomfield10.8 mi away

3%12

Greenwood Village13.7 mi away

2%11

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%138

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

How far

How far North Washington commutes

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

58%

34%

58%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

5%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

North Washington is a job hub

37.41jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in North Washington are

17,508 jobs are based in North Washington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Washington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in North Washington

17,508 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)40%

Trade, transport & utilities40%

Services (health, schools, offices…)19%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month76%

Jobs North Washington residents hold

468 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+25%

Jobs based in North Washington, 2013 → 2023: 13,960 → 17,508. 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.