Como School · Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0There are 2.2 jobs in Fairplay for every working resident, and 576 people commute in
There are 616 jobs in Fairplay, and 274 of its residents work somewhere. About one in seven work in Fairplay itself; outside it, Breckenridge draws the most (23%, 19 miles). Working residents average 33 minutes each way, where Colorado has 25 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Fairplay apart on work
Fairplay is where the jobs are
Fairplay has 616 jobs, 2.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,100 people are in town, 46% more than the 740 who live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Fairplay workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 25 across Colorado. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 274 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Fairplay by day
On a workday 234 residents head out to work and 40 work right here.
About 1,100 people are in Fairplay on a workday afternoon, 46% more than live here.
2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The commute from Fairplay, by distance
About 35% 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.
Fairplay’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairplay workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 655 commuters (the 19% 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.
Where Fairplay’s workers come from
Where Fairplay clocks in
23% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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 Fairplay, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairplay, 2013 → 2023: 488 → 616. 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 Fairplay’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Fairplay: questions
What is the median household income in Fairplay?
$107,976 (±$24,538) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairplay?
4.6%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairplay?
33 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairplay work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Breckenridge (23%, 19 mi), Denver (7%, 70 mi), Frisco (4%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairplay without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairplay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairplay
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.