Work & commute · Olney Springs

Work & commute in Olney Springs, CO

Most working residents leave Olney Springs for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Colorado Springs (17%), Pueblo (12%) and Ordway (5%). Half commute less than 63 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 41 working residents

Typical commute

63 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

38 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 41 Olney Springs residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Olney Springs.

41live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

10work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Olney Springs goes to work

Colorado Springs65.5 mi away

17%7

Pueblo36.9 mi away

12%5

Ordway10.9 mi away

5%2

La Junta25.2 mi away

5%2

Hugo71.7 mi away

2%1

Wray161.1 mi away

2%1

Fort Morgan144.3 mi away

2%1

Greenwood Village112.9 mi away

2%1

Frederick144.9 mi away

2%1

Montrose213.2 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%19

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

How far

How far Olney Springs commutes

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

10%

24%

61%

10%Under 10 mi

5%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

61%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Olney Springs is a commuter town

0.24jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Olney Springs are

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

Jobs based in Olney Springs

10 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)50%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month90%

Over $3,333 a month10%

Jobs Olney Springs residents hold

41 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+150%

Jobs based in Olney Springs, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 10. 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.