Work & commute · Walsh

Work & commute in Walsh, CO

About one in 3 of Walsh’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Springfield (20%), Campo (7%) and Colorado Springs (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

29%

48 of 168 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

15%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 120 Walsh residents head out of town to work, 48 work right here, and 114 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Walsh.

120live here, work elsewhere

48live and work here

114work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Walsh goes to work

Walsh (in town)right here

29%48

Springfield18.7 mi away

20%33

Campo25.5 mi away

7%11

Colorado Springs169.3 mi away

3%5

Lamar51.1 mi away

2%4

Castle Rock195.8 mi away

2%4

Trinidad122.4 mi away

1%2

Littleton212.5 mi away

1%2

Centennial206.7 mi away

1%2

Aurora207.7 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%55

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

How far

How far Walsh commutes

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

38%

22%

12%

28%

38%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Walsh is balanced between jobs and homes

0.96jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.96 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Walsh are

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

Jobs based in Walsh

162 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)1%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)85%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month45%

Over $3,333 a month33%

Jobs Walsh residents hold

168 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month42%

−20%

Jobs based in Walsh, 2013 → 2023: 202 → 162. 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.