With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Paragon Estates works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Paragon Estates itself; outside it, Boulder draws the most (26%, 5 miles). 142 jobs are based in Paragon Estates, against 368 working residents. For 49% of workers, the job is at home, 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
Work in Paragon Estates: the figures worth knowing
A commute of about 27 minutes in Paragon Estates
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paragon Estates workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 133 commuters (the 49% 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.
Who commutes out of Paragon Estates, and who commutes in
On a workday 368 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 142 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Paragon Estates on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer 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 places Paragon Estates commutes to
Where Paragon Estates clocks in
26% of workers
16% 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.
78% of the jobs in Paragon Estates pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paragon Estates, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 142. 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 Paragon Estates’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Paragon Estates’ 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.
Work in the towns next to Paragon Estates
The biggest share goes to Louisville (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paragon Estates workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paragon Estates | – | — | — | 27 min | $230,268 |
| Louisville | 8% | A | A+ | 22 min | $147,319 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Paragon Estates’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 Paragon Estates: questions
What is the median household income in Paragon Estates?
$230,268 (±$112,567) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paragon Estates?
4.9%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paragon Estates?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 49% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paragon Estates work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boulder (26%, 5 mi), Denver (16%, 22 mi), Louisville (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Paragon Estates 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 Paragon Estates, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paragon Estates
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.