Photo: Smallbones · Public domainGreen Mountain Falls has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in Green Mountain Falls; the top destination outside it is Colorado Springs (44%, 15 miles). 62 jobs are based in Green Mountain Falls for 267 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes (Colorado 25, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Green Mountain Falls, in a few figures
Green Mountain Falls and Colorado Springs trade workers both ways
Colorado Springs is the top workplace for Green Mountain Falls residents (44%) and also where the most people who work in Green Mountain Falls come from (44% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Green Mountain Falls is a place people come home to
There are 62 jobs based in Green Mountain Falls, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Green Mountain Falls has about 400 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 267 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Green Mountain Falls to work: where people go
Where Green Mountain Falls clocks in
44% of workers
11% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Green Mountain Falls
On a workday 262 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Green Mountain Falls on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Green Mountain Falls
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Mountain Falls, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 62. 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 Green Mountain Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Green Mountain Falls: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green Mountain Falls workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 240 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.
The commute from Green Mountain Falls, by distance
About 25% 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.
How Green Mountain Falls compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Mountain Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain Falls | – | — | — | 26 min | $101,827 |
| Cascade-Chipita Park | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 33 min | $119,531 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green Mountain Falls’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 Green Mountain Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Green Mountain Falls?
$101,827 (±$44,101) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Mountain Falls?
6.0%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Mountain Falls?
26 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Mountain Falls work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Colorado Springs (44%, 15 mi), Denver (11%, 58 mi), Woodland Park (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Green Mountain Falls 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 Green Mountain Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green Mountain Falls
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.