A job hub: North Washington has 37.4 jobs per working resident, and 17,473 people come in to work
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Colorado 21%). 17,508 jobs are based in North Washington for 468 working residents. Only 7% work in North Washington itself; outside it, Denver draws the most (24%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: North Washington in brief
North Washington fills up on a workday
North Washington has 17,508 jobs, 37.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 17,000 people are in town, 59 times the 290 who live here. Day and night ↓
North Washington and Denver trade workers both ways
Denver is the top workplace for North Washington residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in North Washington come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few North Washington workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 21% across Colorado. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 468 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
North Washington’s population more than triples on a workday
On a workday 433 residents head out to work and 35 work right here.
About 17,000 people are in North Washington on a workday afternoon, 5796% 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 towns that send workers to North Washington
Where North Washington clocks in
24% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
Working from home in North Washington
of North Washington workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 158 commuters (the 0% 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.
A place that makes things: 40% of North Washington’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Washington, 2013 → 2023: 13,960 → 17,508. 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 North Washington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from North Washington to work
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.
The towns next door employ 28% of North Washington
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Washington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Washington | – | — | — | — | — |
| Welby | under 3% | B | A− | 28 min | $80,026 |
| Twin Lakes | under 3% | B+ | A | 30 min | $95,583 |
| Denver | 24% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $94,718 |
| Commerce City | 4% | A− | A− | 30 min | $111,972 |
| Berkley | under 3% | B− | A | 27 min | $84,637 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Denver. Darker towns draw more of North Washington’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 North Washington: questions
What is the poverty rate in North Washington?
24.4%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in North Washington work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (24%, 6 mi), Aurora (10%, 15 mi), Westminster (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Washington 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 North Washington, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Washington
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.