Firestone has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Measured by household income, Firestone is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. 3,596 jobs are based in Firestone, against 9,448 working residents. Jobs and income earn Firestone A; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Firestone
Jobs in Firestone have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Firestone went from 1,589 in 2013 to 3,596 in 2023, +126%. The jobs ↓
Firestone 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 ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Firestone
70% of Firestone residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 52% of the jobs based in Firestone pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
34% of the jobs based in Firestone are held by workers 29 or younger, against 23% of Firestone’s own working residents. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Firestone
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Firestone is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #46 of 159 in Colorado. Household income is its strongest input ($120,150, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Firestone could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The kinds of work in Firestone
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Firestone, 2013 → 2023: 1,589 → 3,596. 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 Firestone’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Firestone: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Firestone workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,167 commuters (the 18% 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.
Firestone on a workday afternoon
On a workday 9,047 residents head out to work, 401 work right here, and 3,195 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Firestone on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer 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.
13% of working residents work in Longmont
Where Firestone clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
How far Firestone’s workers travel
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.
For most of Firestone, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Firestone is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #125 of 159 in Colorado. Both inputs place Firestone 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 9,967 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.4% of Firestone households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Firestone’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,860 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000, Firestone comes 495th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 86 | Greenwood Village CO | 15,323 | $149K | 3.1% | 3.3% | 13% | A+ |
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| 188 | Lone Tree CO | 15,278 | $124K | 4.9% | 3.0% | 9% | A |
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| 210 | Castle Pines CO | 15,583 | $191K | 6.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 493 | Grand Rapids Township MI | 19,442 | $123K | 6.5% | 4.3% | 5% | A |
| 494 | Bon Air VA | 16,904 | $102K | 6.7% | 3.5% | 4% | A |
| 495 | Firestone CO | 20,129 | $120K | 4.6% | 4.2% | 4% | A |
| 496 | Clive IA | 19,861 | $132K | 7.3% | 4.0% | 7% | A |
| 497 | Stillwater MN | 19,354 | $106K | 7.3% | 3.5% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Firestone, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
Next door is work for 16% of Firestone
The biggest share goes to Longmont (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Firestone workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firestone | – | A | C+ | 33 min | $120,150 |
| Mead | under 3% | A+ | C | 31 min | $125,357 |
| Frederick | 3% | A | B− | 32 min | $129,460 |
| Longmont | 13% | B+ | A | 25 min | $90,671 |
| Fort Lupton | under 3% | C | B+ | 33 min | $80,889 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Firestone’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 Firestone: questions
What is the median household income in Firestone?
$120,150 (±$10,198) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Firestone?
4.6%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Firestone?
33 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Firestone work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Longmont (13%, 8 mi), Denver (11%, 27 mi), Boulder (8%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Firestone walkable?
Firestone is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Firestone without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Firestone, from the people who make the trip.
More of Firestone
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.