Johnson Stage Station · Photo: John Sowell · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and the daily commute in Cathedral
Hardly any work in Cathedral; the top destination outside it is Lake City (33%, 16 miles). 100% of workers have no commute at all, against 21% across Colorado. No jobs are based in Cathedral in the Census job records; 3 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Cathedral
On a workday 3 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10 people are in Cathedral on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 the trip to work from Cathedral ends
Where Cathedral clocks in
33% of workers
33% 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.
Working from home in Cathedral
of Cathedral workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Cathedral
About 67% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 Cathedral: questions
What is the poverty rate in Cathedral?
7.7%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cathedral work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lake City (33%, 16 mi), Grand Junction (33%, 108 mi), Orchard Mesa (33%, 104 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cathedral, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cathedral
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.