Jobs and earnings in Altona, and the trip to work
Only 1% stay in Altona for work; outside it, Boulder is the main destination (38%, 7 miles). 30% of workers work from home, where Colorado as a whole has 21%. The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average; Colorado averages 25, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Altona: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 188 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 152 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Altona ends
Where Altona clocks in
38% of workers
11% of workers
6% 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.
In Altona, services account for most jobs
154 jobs are based in Altona.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Altona, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 154. 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 Altona’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way, about the CO average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Altona workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 276 commuters (the 30% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Altona
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.
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 Altona: questions
What is the median household income in Altona?
$149,327 (±$99,491) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Altona?
3.9%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Altona?
23 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Altona work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boulder (38%, 7 mi), Denver (11%, 33 mi), Longmont (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Altona without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Altona, from the people who make the trip.
More of Altona
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.