Households in Acres Green have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 8.0% of residents; Colorado has 9.4%. For jobs and income Acres Green is better than 96% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (B+). Home is the office for 40% of workers, where Colorado as a whole has 21%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Acres Green stands out on work
A lot of Acres Green works from home
40% of Acres Green workers work from home, against 21% across Colorado. Time on the road ↓
Acres Green is a place people come home to
There are 113 jobs based in Acres Green, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Acres Green has about 1,000 people in it, 61% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Acres Green’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment is its strongest input (1.0%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Acres Green could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The trip to work from Acres Green: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Acres Green workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 966 commuters (the 40% who work from home are left out). Across Colorado: 82% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The daily flow of workers through Acres Green
On a workday 1,729 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 108 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Acres Green on a workday afternoon, 61% fewer than live here.
0.07 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Acres Green work
Where Acres Green clocks in
21% of workers
8% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
65% of the jobs in Acres Green pay over $3,333 a month
113 jobs are based in Acres Green.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Acres Green, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 113. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Acres Green’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Acres Green commutes less than 9 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Acres Green is a driving town
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 6.4% across Colorado.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,600 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 70% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 58% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Acres Green households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Acres Green’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Acres Green is 157th among 5,278 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 27 | Stepping Stone CO | 3,137 | $224K | 0.0% | 2.5% | <1% | A+ |
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| 73 | Holly Hills CO | 2,572 | $122K | 6.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 155 | Milton WI | 3,129 | $107K | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 156 | Lexington Hills CA | 2,692 | $249K | 3.3% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 157 | Acres Green CO | 2,639 | $142K | 8.0% | 1.0% | <1% | A+ |
| 158 | Long Lake MN | 1,944 | $109K | 5.5% | 1.5% | 6% | A+ |
| 159 | Bellport NY | 2,220 | $146K | 5.8% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 176 | Meridian Village CO | 2,699 | $191K | 9.6% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,278 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Acres Green, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
Work next door: 10% of Acres Green’s workers
The biggest share goes to Lone Tree (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Acres Green workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acres Green | – | A+ | B+ | 24 min | $142,361 |
| Lone Tree | 6% | A | A− | 26 min | $123,741 |
| Highlands Ranch | 4% | A | A− | 24 min | $159,307 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Acres Green’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Acres Green: questions
What is the median household income in Acres Green?
$142,361 (±$22,221) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Acres Green?
8.0%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Acres Green?
24 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Acres Green work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (21%, 14 mi), Aurora (8%, 14 mi), Centennial (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Acres Green walkable?
Acres Green is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 14.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Acres Green without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Acres Green, from the people who make the trip.
More of Acres Green
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.