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Jobs & commute in St. Ann Highlands

St. Ann Highlands has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

For 56% of workers, the job is at home, where Colorado as a whole has 21%. 60 jobs are based in St. Ann Highlands, against 127 working residents. Only 2% stay in St. Ann Highlands for work; outside it, Boulder is the main destination (28%, 11 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of St. Ann Highlands, and who commutes in

On a workday 125 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.

125live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
58work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night450
Workday390
450live here− 130head out to work+ 58come in to work= 390on a workday

About 390 people are in St. Ann Highlands on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.47jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from St. Ann Highlands ends

Nederland: 3 residents work here (2%)SilverthorneLouisville: 6 residents work here (5%)Steamboat SpringsLone TreeWheat Ridge: 3 residents work here (2%)Commerce City: 3 residents work here (2%)ArvadaLakewood: 4 residents work here (3%)Broomfield: 6 residents work here (5%)Westminster: 5 residents work here (4%)Boulder: 35 residents work here (28%)Colorado Springs: 4 residents work here (3%)Fort CollinsDenver: 9 residents work here (7%)St. Ann HighlandsHighlands RanchBoulderDenverLouisvilleBroomfieldWestminsterLakewoodSt. Ann Highlands
1
Boulder11.1 mi away
28%35
2
Denver34.2 mi away
7%9
3
Louisville16.6 mi away
5%6
4
Broomfield21.6 mi away
5%6
5
Westminster22.2 mi away
4%5
6
Lakewood26.8 mi away
3%4
7
Colorado Springs85.8 mi away
3%4
8
Nederland3.1 mi away
2%3
9
Wheat Ridge23.8 mi away
2%3
10
Commerce City35.8 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%49
The top trips

Where St. Ann Highlands clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

100% of the jobs in St. Ann Highlands pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in St. Ann HighlandsJobs St. Ann Highlands residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms5%17%
Trade, transport & utilities67%13%
Services: health, schools, offices28%69%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%17%
Over $3,333 a month100%72%

Who does it

29 or younger8%17%
30 to 5453%57%
55 and older38%26%
+122%

Jobs based in St. Ann Highlands, 2014 → 2024: 27 → 60. 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 St. Ann Highlands’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in St. Ann Highlands

Working from home
57%

of St. Ann Highlands workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.

About 6 in 10
How St. Ann Highlands gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 90 commuters (the 57% 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

Short hops and long hauls from St. Ann Highlands

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBoulder: 28% · 11.1 miDenver: 7% · 34.2 miLouisville: 5% · 16.6 miBroomfield: 5% · 21.6 miWestminster: 4% · 22.2 miLakewood: 3% · 26.8 miColorado Springs: 3% · 85.8 miNederland: 2% · 3.1 miWheat Ridge: 2% · 23.8 miCommerce City: 2% · 35.8 miBoulder 28%Denver 7%Louisville 5%Broomfield 5%St. Ann Highlands
St. Ann HighlandsTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi23 residents
46%10–24 mi58 residents
26%25–50 mi33 residents
10%Over 50 mi13 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in St. Ann Highlands: questions

What is the median household income in St. Ann Highlands?

$188,125 (±$97,669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in St. Ann Highlands?

0.0%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in St. Ann Highlands work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boulder (28%, 11 mi), Denver (7%, 34 mi), Louisville (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around St. Ann Highlands 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 St. Ann Highlands, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of St. Ann Highlands

St. Ann Highlands home →

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.