Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Pitkin has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
23 jobs are based in Pitkin, against 44 working residents. Hardly any stay in Pitkin for work; outside it, Gunnison is the main destination (27%, 22 miles). 55% of workers have no commute at all, against 21% across Colorado.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Pitkin
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Pitkin on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Out of Pitkin to work: where people go
Where Pitkin clocks in
9% 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.
Jobs in Pitkin: what the 23 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pitkin, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 23. 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 Pitkin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pitkin
of Pitkin workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 55% 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.
How far it is to work from Pitkin
About 27% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
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 Pitkin: questions
What is the median household income in Pitkin?
$85,729 (±$35,871) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pitkin?
3.1%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pitkin work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gunnison (27%, 22 mi), Crested Butte (14%, 31 mi), Mount Crested Butte (9%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pitkin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pitkin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pitkin
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.