Black Hawk draws 3,040 commuters a day, with 47.7 jobs for every working resident
0% of workers have no commute at all, against 21% across Colorado. 3,053 jobs are based in Black Hawk, against 64 working residents. About one in five stay in Black Hawk for work; outside it, Denver is the main destination (13%, 33 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Black Hawk by day and by night
On a workday 51 residents head out to work and 13 work right here.
About 3,100 people are in Black Hawk on a workday afternoon, 2491% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Black Hawk: where workers come from
Where Black Hawk clocks in
13% of workers
11% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Black Hawk
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Black Hawk, 2013 → 2023: 3,598 → 3,053. 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 Black Hawk’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes to work from Black Hawk
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Black Hawk workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 83 commuters (the 0% 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.
Black Hawk’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Black Hawk’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Black Hawk workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk | – | — | — | 26 min | $116,806 |
| Central | 11% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Central: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Central. Darker towns draw more of Black Hawk’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 Black Hawk: questions
What is the median household income in Black Hawk?
$116,806 (±$58,473) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Black Hawk?
9.8%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Black Hawk?
26 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Black Hawk work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (13%, 33 mi), Central (11%, 1 mi), Lakewood (9%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Black Hawk without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Black Hawk, from the people who make the trip.
More of Black Hawk
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.