Work & commute · Simla

Work & commute in Simla, CO

Most working residents leave Simla for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Denver (12%), Colorado Springs (10%) and Limon (7%). Half commute less than 53 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

18 of 290 working residents

Typical commute

53 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

19%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 272 Simla residents head out of town to work, 18 work right here, and 162 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Simla.

272live here, work elsewhere

18live and work here

162work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Simla goes to work

Denver60.5 mi away

12%35

Colorado Springs41 mi away

10%29

Limon22.9 mi away

7%20

Simla (in town)right here

6%18

Kiowa24.5 mi away

3%10

Centennial52 mi away

3%9

Aurora52 mi away

3%8

Pueblo66.6 mi away

2%7

Calhan13.8 mi away

2%5

Hugo32.7 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%144

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

How far

How far Simla commutes

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

17%

23%

53%

7%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

53%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Simla is a commuter town

0.62jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Simla are

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

Jobs based in Simla

180 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities1%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Simla residents hold

290 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month62%

−12%

Jobs based in Simla, 2013 → 2023: 204 → 180. 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.