Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Littleton top those of 76% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 6.1% of residents, next to 9.4% across Colorado. Jobs and income earn Littleton A; getting around on foot earns it A. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 13.2 in Denver.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Littleton and work: the main findings
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Littleton
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Littleton is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #44 of 159 in Colorado. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Littleton could be anywhere from A− to A.
Who works in Littleton, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 19,621 residents head out to work, 1,881 work right here, and 25,798 people come in from elsewhere.
About 52,000 people are in Littleton on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.29 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
27% of working residents work in Denver
Where Littleton clocks in
27% of workers
6% 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.
71% of the jobs in Littleton pay over $3,333 a month
27,679 jobs are based in Littleton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Littleton, 2014 → 2024: 29,354 → 27,679. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Littleton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Littleton: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Littleton workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18,862 commuters (the 23% 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.
Littleton’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Littleton is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Littleton is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #31 of 159 in Colorado. Both inputs place Littleton 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 24,567 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 67% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 13% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% 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). 5.3% of Littleton households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Littleton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 32,000 to 62,000, Littleton ranks 247th of 969 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Erie CO | 40,904 | $173K | 2.3% | 3.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Dakota Ridge CO | 33,753 | $121K | 4.4% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 128 | Ken Caryl CO | 33,233 | $118K | 3.7% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 245 | Timberwood Park TX | 35,413 | $157K | 6.0% | 4.7% | 3% | A |
| 246 | Yorktown NY | 35,944 | $167K | 4.0% | 5.4% | 11% | A |
| 247 | Littleton CO | 46,246 | $99K | 6.1% | 3.8% | 9% | A |
| 248 | Farmers Branch TX | 38,320 | $91K | 11.4% | 1.9% | 8% | A |
| 249 | Derry NH | 33,990 | $109K | 4.0% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 969 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | 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 Littleton, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
Bordering towns draw 45% of Littleton’s workers
The biggest share goes to Denver (27%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Littleton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littleton | – | A | A | 25 min | $98,839 |
| Centennial | 6% | A | A | 26 min | $131,928 |
| Highlands Ranch | 4% | A | A− | 24 min | $159,307 |
| Columbine Valley | under 2% | A+ | B | 24 min | $250,000+ |
| Englewood | 3% | A− | A+ | 23 min | $86,800 |
| Columbine | under 2% | A | B+ | 26 min | $131,232 |
| Bow Mar | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Denver | 27% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $94,718 |
| Greenwood Village | 5% | A+ | A | 20 min | $149,029 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bow Mar: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Littleton’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 2024, 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 Littleton: questions
What is the median household income in Littleton?
$98,839 (±$6,470) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Littleton?
6.1%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Littleton?
25 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Littleton work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (27%, 14 mi), Centennial (6%, 8 mi), Aurora (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Littleton walkable?
Littleton is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.2 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Littleton without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 13% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Littleton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Littleton
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.