Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Larkspur
The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 34% of workers have no commute at all (Colorado 21%). Only 3% work in Larkspur; the top destination outside it is Denver (22%, 37 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Larkspur
On a workday 103 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 148 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Larkspur on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 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.
Commuting out of Larkspur: the destinations
Where Larkspur clocks in
22% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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.
68% of the jobs in Larkspur pay over $3,333 a month
151 jobs are based in Larkspur.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Larkspur, 2013 → 2023: 95 → 151. 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 Larkspur’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Larkspur: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Larkspur workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 commuters (the 34% 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.
Half of Larkspur commutes less than 26 miles
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.
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 Larkspur: questions
What is the median household income in Larkspur?
$70,417 (±$34,231) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Larkspur?
7.8%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Larkspur?
34 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Larkspur work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (22%, 37 mi), Centennial (12%, 25 mi), Castle Rock (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Larkspur 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 Larkspur, from the people who make the trip.
More of Larkspur
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.