Work & commute · Somerset

Work & commute in Somerset, CO

Most working residents leave Somerset for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Gunnison (15%), Carbondale (6%) and Breckenridge (6%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 33 working residents

Typical commute

39 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

100%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 33 Somerset residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Somerset.

33live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

5work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Somerset goes to work

Gunnison39.2 mi away

15%5

Carbondale34.9 mi away

6%2

Breckenridge85.7 mi away

6%2

Montrose38.2 mi away

6%2

Marble17.7 mi away

3%1

Lake City63.1 mi away

3%1

Westcliffe121.2 mi away

3%1

Glenwood Springs43.2 mi away

3%1

Eagle60.2 mi away

3%1

Delta35.6 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%16

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

How far

How far Somerset commutes

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

52%

33%

9%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

52%25–50 mi

33%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Somerset is a commuter town

0.15jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Somerset are

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

Jobs based in Somerset

5 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)60%

Trade, transport & utilities40%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Somerset residents hold

33 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−99%

Jobs based in Somerset, 2013 → 2023: 383 → 5. 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.