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Work & commute · Walsenburg

Work & commute in Walsenburg, CO

About one in 4 of Walsenburg’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Pueblo (10%), Colorado Springs (6%) and Trinidad (6%). Half commute less than 35 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
26%
280 of 1,060 working residents
Typical commute
35 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
16 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 780 Walsenburg residents head out of town to work, 280 work right here, and 359 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Walsenburg.

780live here, work elsewhere
280live and work here
359work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Walsenburg goes to work

PhoenixLa VetaRocky FordWalsenburgLa JuntaAlamosaGreenwood VillageTrinidadCentennialAuroraColorado SpringsPuebloDenverPueblo WestPuebloColorado SpringsTrinidadDenverLa VetaCentennialGreenwood VillageAuroraPueblo WestWalsenburg
1
Walsenburg (in town)right here
26%280
2
Pueblo45.1 mi away
10%102
3
Colorado Springs85.5 mi away
6%67
4
Trinidad35.4 mi away
6%63
5
Denver147.4 mi away
5%52
6
La Veta15 mi away
2%18
7
Centennial135.5 mi away
2%16
8
Greenwood Village137.4 mi away
1%11
9
Aurora143.7 mi away
1%11
10
Pueblo West47.3 mi away
1%8
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%432

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

How far

How far Walsenburg commutes

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

41%Under 10 mi
5%10–24 mi
18%25–50 mi
36%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Walsenburg is a commuter town

0.60jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Walsenburg are

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

Jobs based in Walsenburg

639 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)3%
Trade, transport & utilities28%
Services (health, schools, offices…)69%
$1,250 a month or less22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month44%
Over $3,333 a month35%

Jobs Walsenburg residents hold

1,060 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)12%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)68%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%
Over $3,333 a month43%
+9%

Jobs based in Walsenburg, 2013 → 2023: 588 → 639. 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.

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