Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0How Foxfield works: jobs, income and commuting
The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. Hardly any stay in Foxfield for work; outside it, Denver is the main destination (25%, 13 miles). Foxfield has 296 jobs, against 413 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Foxfield
On a workday 412 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 295 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Foxfield on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
The towns that employ Foxfield’s residents
Where Foxfield clocks in
25% of workers
13% of workers
9% 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.
The kinds of work in Foxfield
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Foxfield, 2013 → 2023: 292 → 296. 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 Foxfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Foxfield, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Foxfield workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 245 commuters (the 26% 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.
Foxfield’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 21% of Foxfield’s workers
The biggest share goes to Aurora (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Foxfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxfield | – | — | — | 27 min | $200,938 |
| Aurora | 13% | B | A | 29 min | $88,368 |
| Centennial | 8% | A | A | 26 min | $131,928 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Foxfield’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 Foxfield: questions
What is the median household income in Foxfield?
$200,938 (±$34,572) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Foxfield?
2.0%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Foxfield?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Foxfield work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (25%, 13 mi), Aurora (13%, 9 mi), Greenwood Village (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Foxfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Foxfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Foxfield
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.