Rockland Community Church and Cemetery · Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Genesee are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
For 37% of workers, the job is at home; Colorado has 21%. 2.4% of residents live below the poverty line; Colorado has 9.4%. Genesee grades A+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Genesee
Most jobs in Genesee pay over $40,000 a year
84% of the jobs based in Genesee pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Genesee
37% of Genesee workers work from home, against 21% across Colorado. Time on the road ↓
Genesee and Denver trade workers both ways
Denver is the top workplace for Genesee residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Genesee come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Inside Genesee’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($186,667, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.2%, 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, Genesee could be anywhere from A to A+.
84% of the jobs in Genesee pay over $3,333 a month
907 jobs are based in Genesee.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Genesee, 2013 → 2023: 844 → 907. 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 Genesee’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Genesee: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Genesee workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,058 commuters (the 37% 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.
26% of working residents work in Denver
Where Genesee clocks in
26% 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.
Genesee by day and by night
On a workday 1,439 residents head out to work, 79 work right here, and 828 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Genesee on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Genesee
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.
Getting around Genesee: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Genesee is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #136 of 159 in Colorado. Both inputs place Genesee 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 1,690 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 53% 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 Genesee households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Genesee’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Genesee is 80th among 4,430 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Stepping Stone CO | 3,137 | $224K | 0.0% | 2.5% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Sierra Ridge CO | 3,663 | $158K | 0.1% | 2.4% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 79 | Delaware Township NJ | 4,597 | $194K | 0.9% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| 80 | Genesee CO | 3,778 | $187K | 2.4% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 81 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 82 | Kings Park VA | 4,315 | $166K | 1.9% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | Acres Green CO | 2,639 | $142K | 8.0% | 1.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,430 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Genesee, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
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 Genesee: questions
What is the median household income in Genesee?
$186,667 (±$25,501) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Genesee?
2.4%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Genesee?
24 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 37% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Genesee work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (26%, 21 mi), Lakewood (12%, 8 mi), Aurora (5%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Genesee walkable?
Genesee is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Genesee without a car?
0% 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 Genesee, from the people who make the trip.
More of Genesee
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.