Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Households in Lone Tree earn more than those in 90% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.8 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 13.2 in Denver. Poverty touches 4.9% of residents; Colorado has 9.4%. The two grades for Lone Tree are A for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Lone Tree apart
Lone Tree has far more jobs than workers
Lone Tree has 22,334 jobs, 3.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 30,000 people are in town, 99% more than the 15,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Lone Tree and Denver trade workers both ways
Denver is the top workplace for Lone Tree residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Lone Tree come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Lone Tree
32% of Lone Tree workers work from home, against 21% across Colorado. Time on the road ↓
Lone Tree has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lone Tree went from 14,628 in 2013 to 22,334 in 2023, +53%. The jobs ↓
The biggest group of Lone Tree’s workers comes from Denver
3,375 of the people who work in Lone Tree live in Denver, 16 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Lone Tree
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lone Tree is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #21 of 159 in Colorado. Household income is its strongest input ($123,741, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lone Tree could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Lone Tree
On a workday 6,656 residents head out to work, 622 work right here, and 21,712 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30,000 people are in Lone Tree on a workday afternoon, 99% more than live here.
3.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 Lone Tree’s workers come from
Where Lone Tree clocks in
23% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
About 26 minutes each way for Lone Tree’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lone Tree workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,324 commuters (the 32% 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.
68% of the jobs in Lone Tree pay over $3,333 a month
22,334 jobs are based in Lone Tree.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lone Tree, 2013 → 2023: 14,628 → 22,334. 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 Lone Tree’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lone Tree
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Lone Tree
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lone Tree is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns, #53 of 159 in Colorado. Both inputs place Lone Tree 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 7,847 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 9% 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 2.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% 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). 3.4% of Lone Tree households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Lone Tree’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Lone Tree is 213th among 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | Timnath CO | 11,600 | $178K | 4.4% | 0.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 96 | Greenwood Village CO | 15,323 | $149K | 3.1% | 3.3% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 201 | Superior CO | 13,637 | $159K | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 211 | Mays Chapel MD | 16,066 | $127K | 2.8% | 3.9% | 3% | A |
| 212 | Key Biscayne FL | 14,815 | $182K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| 213 | Lone Tree CO | 15,278 | $124K | 4.9% | 3.0% | 9% | A |
| 214 | Troy IL | 11,893 | $112K | 2.0% | 3.1% | 8% | A |
| 215 | Montville Township OH | 13,517 | $142K | 5.0% | 2.7% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Lone Tree, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
Lone Tree and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Highlands Ranch (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lone Tree workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Tree | – | A | A− | 26 min | $123,741 |
| Acres Green | under 3% | A+ | B+ | 24 min | $142,361 |
| Highlands Ranch | 3% | A | A− | 24 min | $159,307 |
| Meridian | 3% | B+ | B | 19 min | $89,877 |
| Meridian Village | under 3% | A+ | C− | 22 min | $190,833 |
| Grand View Estates | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand View Estates: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lone Tree’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 Lone Tree: questions
What is the median household income in Lone Tree?
$123,741 (±$17,393) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lone Tree?
4.9%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lone Tree?
26 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lone Tree work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (23%, 16 mi), Centennial (8%, 4 mi), Greenwood Village (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lone Tree walkable?
Lone Tree is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.4 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lone Tree without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lone Tree, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lone Tree
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.