Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Gerrard has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Gerrard has 17 jobs for 65 working residents. Only 2% work in Gerrard; the top destination outside it is South Fork (11%, 4 miles). Home is the office for 5% of workers; Colorado has 21%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Gerrard
On a workday 64 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Gerrard on a workday afternoon, 14% 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.
Where the trip to work from Gerrard ends
Where Gerrard clocks in
11% 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.
Goods, not services: 35% of the jobs in Gerrard
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gerrard, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 17. 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 Gerrard’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Gerrard
of Gerrard workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 180 commuters (the 5% 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.
The distance from Gerrard to work
About 31% 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.
Around Gerrard: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gerrard workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrard | – | — | — | — | $76,181 |
| Alpine | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Alpine: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gerrard’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 Gerrard: questions
What is the median household income in Gerrard?
$76,181 (±$33,430) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gerrard?
5.4%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gerrard work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Fork (11%, 4 mi), Del Norte (9%, 12 mi), Pagosa Springs (9%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gerrard without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gerrard, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gerrard
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.