Photo: Joe Tempel · Public domainA job hub: Morrison has 3.6 jobs per working resident, and 531 people come in to work
Morrison has 533 jobs, and 150 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Morrison; the top destination outside it is Denver (18%, 19 miles). Home is the office for 35% of workers, next to 21% for Colorado as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Morrison on a workday afternoon
On a workday 148 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 750 people are in Morrison on a workday afternoon, 105% more 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.
The daily trip into Morrison
Where Morrison clocks in
18% 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.
Morrison is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morrison, 2013 → 2023: 469 → 533. 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 Morrison’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Morrison: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morrison workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 35% 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.
Morrison’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Morrison and its neighbors: 14% work next door
The biggest share goes to Lakewood (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Morrison’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 Morrison: questions
What is the median household income in Morrison?
$122,083 (±$15,736) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morrison?
2.7%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morrison?
34 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morrison work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (18%, 19 mi), Lakewood (11%, 6 mi), Centennial (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Morrison without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morrison, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morrison
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.