Households in Sierra Ridge have higher incomes than those in 96% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Sierra Ridge are A+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Hardly any work in Sierra Ridge; the top destination outside it is Denver (22%, 16 miles). Working from home is the commute for 28% of workers, against 21% across Colorado.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sierra Ridge at work: what stands out
Sierra Ridge workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 25 across Colorado. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Sierra Ridge is a place people come home to
There are 190 jobs based in Sierra Ridge, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sierra Ridge has about 2,200 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Three in four Sierra Ridge workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Sierra Ridge’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Sierra Ridge’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sierra Ridge is among the top U.S. towns, #3 of 159 in Colorado. The poverty rate is its strongest input (0.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sierra Ridge could be anywhere from A to A+.
The trip to work from Sierra Ridge: about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sierra Ridge workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,410 commuters (the 27% 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 works in Sierra Ridge, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,633 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 180 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Sierra Ridge on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.12 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
190 jobs are based in Sierra Ridge.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sierra Ridge, 2014 → 2024: 4 → 190. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sierra Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Sierra Ridge’s working residents head each day
Where Sierra Ridge clocks in
22% of workers
8% 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.
Sierra Ridge’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Sierra Ridge, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sierra Ridge is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #151 of 159 in Colorado. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 6.4% across Colorado.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,944 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.3% of Sierra Ridge households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sierra Ridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
Sierra Ridge next to U.S. towns of 2,600 to 4,900: 50th of 4,210 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Stepping Stone CO | 3,137 | $224K | 0.0% | 2.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 49 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 50 | Sierra Ridge CO | 3,663 | $158K | 0.1% | 2.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 51 | Chevy Chase MD | 2,804 | $250K | 2.0% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 52 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | Genesee CO | 3,778 | $187K | 2.4% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 165 | Acres Green CO | 2,639 | $142K | 8.0% | 1.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,210 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Sierra Ridge, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
Work in the towns next to Sierra Ridge
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sierra Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Ridge | – | A+ | C− | 40 min | $158,183 |
| Meridian Village | under 3% | A+ | C− | 22 min | $190,833 |
| Stepping Stone | under 3% | A+ | C | 26 min | $223,839 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sierra Ridge’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 2024, 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 Sierra Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Sierra Ridge?
$158,183 (±$13,211) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sierra Ridge?
0.1%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sierra Ridge?
40 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sierra Ridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (22%, 16 mi), Greenwood Village (8%, 8 mi), Aurora (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Sierra Ridge walkable?
Sierra Ridge is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sierra Ridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sierra Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sierra Ridge
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.