Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Granby (2.4%) than in 79% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 13.2 in Denver. Granby grades B− for jobs and income and A for walkability. About one in seven work in Granby; the top destination outside it is Winter Park (12%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Granby: the figures worth knowing
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Granby are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 25 across Colorado. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Colorado worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 774 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Granby: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Granby is better than 55% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Granby’s grade up (4.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Granby could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Short hops and long hauls from Granby
About 35% 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.
Commuting from Granby: about 15 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Granby workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,262 commuters (the 15% 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.
Who works in Granby, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 670 residents head out to work, 104 work right here, and 791 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Granby to work: where people go
Where Granby clocks in
12% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Inside Granby’s 895 jobs
895 jobs are based in Granby.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Granby, 2013 → 2023: 916 → 895. 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 Granby’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Granby, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Granby is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Granby 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 1,491 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 73% 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 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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). 0.7% of Granby households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Granby’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,951st of 4,995: where Granby ranks among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Stepping Stone CO | 3,137 | $224K | 0.0% | 2.5% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Holly Hills CO | 2,572 | $122K | 6.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 148 | Acres Green CO | 2,639 | $142K | 8.0% | 1.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,949 | Chester NY | 3,064 | $85K | 6.6% | 2.6% | 23% | B− |
| 1,950 | Donegal Township PA | 1,775 | $80K | 6.3% | 5.8% | 2% | B− |
| 1,951 | Granby CO | 2,392 | $73K | 4.7% | 2.4% | 13% | B− |
| 1,952 | Evansville WY | 2,875 | $77K | 3.9% | 6.4% | 5% | B− |
| 1,953 | Jefferson Township IN | 2,291 | $58K | 6.7% | 0.5% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Granby, 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 Granby: questions
What is the median household income in Granby?
$72,926 (±$16,199) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Granby?
4.7%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Granby?
15 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Granby work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winter Park (12%, 15 mi), Denver (6%, 59 mi), Fraser (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Granby walkable?
Granby is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.6 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Granby without a car?
0% 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 Granby, from the people who make the trip.
More of Granby
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.