Work & commute · Colorado

Work & commute in Colorado, KS

Most working residents leave Colorado for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Lincoln Center (19%), Ellsworth (11%) and Beloit (7%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 88 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 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 87 Colorado residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Colorado.

87live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Colorado goes to work

Lincoln Center9.7 mi away

19%17

Ellsworth22.7 mi away

11%10

Beloit33.1 mi away

7%6

Hutchinson64.6 mi away

5%4

Sylvan Grove22.5 mi away

3%3

Salina23.2 mi away

3%3

Wichita96.5 mi away

3%3

Smoky Hill20.6 mi away

3%3

Lucas30.5 mi away

2%2

Abilene40.4 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%35

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

How far

How far Colorado commutes

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

25%

28%

20%

28%

25%Under 10 mi

28%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Colorado is a commuter town

0.16jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Colorado are

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

Jobs based in Colorado

14 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities64%

Services (health, schools, offices…)36%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Colorado residents hold

88 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month49%

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.