Unemployment in Berkley (8.7%) is higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Berkley is better than 49% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (A). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 13.2 in Denver. Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers, against 21% across Colorado.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Berkley
A lot of Berkley works one town over
43% of working residents work in a town that borders Berkley: Denver (32%), Westminster (5%) and Arvada (4%). Next door ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Berkley’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 27 minutes, longer than the Colorado average of 25. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Berkley pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in Berkley pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Berkley makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Berkley are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Berkley residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. The jobs ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Berkley’s grade explained
Job access by car holds Berkley’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Berkley could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
Time on the road from Berkley: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Berkley workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,080 commuters (the 10% 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.
In Berkley, 40% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
3,238 jobs are based in Berkley.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Berkley, 2013 → 2023: 2,473 → 3,238. 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 Berkley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Berkley quiets down on a workday
On a workday 5,284 residents head out to work, 86 work right here, and 3,152 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,700 people are in Berkley on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
32% of working residents work in Denver
Where Berkley clocks in
32% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Berkley
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Berkley
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,647 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 88% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 8% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% 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). 3.0% of Berkley households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Berkley’s commuters take a bus or train.
Berkley places 1,539th of 2,507 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Cherry Creek CO | 10,721 | $154K | 5.0% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Fairmount CO | 9,902 | $164K | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 97 | Timnath CO | 11,600 | $178K | 4.4% | 0.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,537 | York SC | 10,620 | $56K | 15.9% | 2.2% | 10% | B− |
| 1,538 | Oak Hills CA | 9,013 | $101K | 9.7% | 8.2% | 2% | B− |
| 1,539 | Berkley CO | 10,789 | $85K | 14.1% | 8.7% | 2% | B− |
| 1,540 | Seven Corners VA | 9,371 | $77K | 17.8% | 6.0% | 2% | B− |
| 1,541 | Eaton OH | 8,327 | $51K | 14.1% | 1.5% | 33% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Berkley, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
Next door is work for 43% of Berkley
The biggest share goes to Denver (32%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Berkley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkley | – | B− | A | 27 min | $84,637 |
| Westminster | 5% | A− | A− | 27 min | $100,272 |
| Arvada | 4% | A | A− | 26 min | $117,348 |
| Denver | 32% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $94,718 |
| Twin Lakes | under 3% | B+ | A | 30 min | $95,583 |
| North Washington | 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Washington: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Berkley’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 Berkley: questions
What is the median household income in Berkley?
$84,637 (±$9,238) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Berkley?
14.1%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Berkley?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Berkley work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (32%, 8 mi), Aurora (7%, 18 mi), Westminster (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Berkley walkable?
Berkley is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Berkley without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 8% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Berkley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Berkley
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.