Work & commute · Security-Widefield

Work & commute in Security-Widefield, CO

Most working residents leave Security-Widefield for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Colorado Springs (53%), Denver (6%) and Fountain (5%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

816 of 15,278 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 14,462 Security-Widefield residents head out of town to work, 816 work right here, and 2,280 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Security-Widefield.

14,462live here, work elsewhere

816live and work here

2,280work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Security-Widefield goes to work

Colorado Springs8.4 mi away

53%8,112

Denver70.4 mi away

6%933

Security-Widefield (in town)right here

5%816

Fountain4.7 mi away

5%748

Aurora66.2 mi away

3%425

Cimarron Hills7.5 mi away

2%325

Fort Carson4.7 mi away

2%250

Centennial58.5 mi away

1%176

Pueblo33.8 mi away

1%176

Greenwood Village60.7 mi away

1%154

Everywhere elseother towns and states

21%3,163

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

How far

How far Security-Widefield commutes

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

48%

25%

48%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Security-Widefield is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Security-Widefield are

3,096 jobs are based in Security-Widefield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Security-Widefield’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Security-Widefield

3,096 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Security-Widefield residents hold

15,278 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+6%

Jobs based in Security-Widefield, 2013 → 2023: 2,931 → 3,096. 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.