Photo: Dwillsey at English Wikipedia · Public domainEnglewood has higher household incomes than 64% of U.S. towns
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. Below the poverty line: 7.7% of residents, where Colorado as a whole has 9.4%. Jobs and income earn Englewood A−; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Englewood
Much of Englewood works one town over
45% of working residents work in a town that borders Englewood: Denver (35%), Littleton (4%) and Greenwood Village (4%). Next door ↓
Most Englewood residents work close to home
71% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Englewood’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Englewood is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #62 of 159 in Colorado. Job access by car holds Englewood’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Englewood could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Englewood’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
A workday in Englewood: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 15,790 residents head out to work, 1,225 work right here, and 22,521 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42,000 people are in Englewood on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
35% of working residents work in Denver
Where Englewood clocks in
35% 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.
71% of the jobs in Englewood pay over $3,333 a month
23,746 jobs are based in Englewood.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Englewood, 2014 → 2024: 25,420 → 23,746. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Englewood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Englewood’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Englewood workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16,132 commuters (the 23% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Englewood
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Englewood is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #9 of 159 in Colorado. Both inputs place Englewood near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 20,873 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 96% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 35% 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). 9.4% of Englewood households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Englewood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Englewood is 498th of 1,219 U.S. towns of 25,000 to 48,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Erie CO | 40,904 | $173K | 2.3% | 3.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Dakota Ridge CO | 33,753 | $121K | 4.4% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 182 | Ken Caryl CO | 33,233 | $118K | 3.7% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 496 | Derby KS | 26,606 | $84K | 6.0% | 3.7% | 15% | A− |
| 497 | Laurel MD | 30,254 | $101K | 9.0% | 4.7% | 4% | A− |
| 498 | Englewood CO | 35,305 | $87K | 7.7% | 4.3% | 7% | A− |
| 499 | Springville UT | 35,670 | $90K | 7.3% | 3.2% | 13% | A− |
| 500 | Neenah WI | 27,638 | $75K | 8.6% | 2.2% | 18% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,219 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | 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 Englewood, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
Bordering towns draw 45% of Englewood’s workers
The biggest share goes to Denver (35%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Englewood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood | – | A− | A+ | 23 min | $86,800 |
| Sheridan | 2% | C | A | 27 min | $60,608 |
| Denver | 35% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $94,718 |
| Littleton | 4% | A | A | 25 min | $98,839 |
| Cherry Hills Village | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $250,000+ |
| Greenwood Village | 4% | A+ | A | 20 min | $149,029 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Englewood’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 2024, 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 Englewood: questions
What is the median household income in Englewood?
$86,800 (±$5,338) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Englewood?
7.7%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Englewood?
23 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Englewood work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (35%, 10 mi), Aurora (5%, 15 mi), Lakewood (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Englewood walkable?
Englewood is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.1 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Englewood without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 35% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Englewood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Englewood
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.