Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Frederick earn more than those in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 5% stay in Frederick for work; outside it, Denver is the main destination (14%, 24 miles). 3.3% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 9.4% for Colorado as a whole. Frederick grades A for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Frederick and work: the main findings
Jobs in Frederick have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Frederick went from 2,722 in 2013 to 5,673 in 2023, +108%. The jobs ↓
Frederick makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Frederick are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Frederick residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Frederick workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 25 across Colorado. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Frederick pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in Frederick pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Frederick’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Frederick is Denver, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (1,379) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Frederick
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Frederick is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #28 of 159 in Colorado. Household income is its strongest input ($129,460, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, 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, Frederick could be anywhere from A− to A+.
49% of the jobs in Frederick make or build things
5,673 jobs are based in Frederick.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frederick, 2013 → 2023: 2,722 → 5,673. 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 Frederick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Colorado
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frederick workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,354 commuters (the 20% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Frederick
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.
How many people are in Frederick by day
On a workday 9,422 residents head out to work, 512 work right here, and 5,161 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Frederick on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.57 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 Frederick’s residents
Where Frederick clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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 commute in Frederick is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Frederick is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #124 of 159 in Colorado. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 6.4% across Colorado.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,190 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). 1.9% of Frederick households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Frederick’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Frederick is 242nd of 1,915 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Greenwood Village CO | 15,323 | $149K | 3.1% | 3.3% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 176 | Superior CO | 13,637 | $159K | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 190 | Lone Tree CO | 15,278 | $124K | 4.9% | 3.0% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 240 | Nether Providence Township PA | 14,468 | $151K | 5.9% | 3.6% | 4% | A |
| 241 | Asbury Lake FL | 14,458 | $101K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A |
| 242 | Frederick CO | 18,241 | $129K | 3.3% | 3.4% | 5% | A |
| 243 | Darien IL | 22,032 | $111K | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4% | A |
| 244 | Danville IN | 13,415 | $97K | 3.5% | 2.1% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | 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 Frederick, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
Around Frederick: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Frederick’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 Frederick: questions
What is the median household income in Frederick?
$129,460 (±$8,778) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frederick?
3.3%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frederick?
32 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frederick work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (14%, 24 mi), Boulder (9%, 16 mi), Longmont (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Frederick walkable?
Frederick is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Frederick without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Frederick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frederick
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.