Household incomes in Stonegate are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Stonegate itself; outside it, Denver draws the most (22%, 16 miles). Poverty touches 3.2% of residents, next to 9.4% for Colorado as a whole. The two grades for Stonegate are A+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Stonegate: the gist
Stonegate and Denver trade workers both ways
Denver is the top workplace for Stonegate residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Stonegate come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stonegate is a place people come home to
There are 1,187 jobs based in Stonegate, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stonegate has about 5,300 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Stonegate has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Stonegate went from 860 in 2013 to 1,187 in 2023, +38%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Stonegate gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stonegate is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #10 of 159 in Colorado. Household income is its strongest input ($159,086, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stonegate could be anywhere from A to A+.
Where the trip to work from Stonegate ends
Where Stonegate clocks in
22% of workers
9% of workers
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.
The daily commute in and out of Stonegate
On a workday 4,668 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 1,105 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Stonegate on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.25 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 2023, primary jobs.
Stonegate is a services town
1,187 jobs are based in Stonegate.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stonegate, 2013 → 2023: 860 → 1,187. 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 Stonegate’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Stonegate takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stonegate workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,451 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.
The distance from Stonegate 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.
Most of Stonegate commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stonegate is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns, #122 of 159 in Colorado. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% of 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 4,735 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). 1.1% of Stonegate households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Stonegate’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Stonegate is 151st among 2,907 U.S. towns of 6,200 to 12,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | Cherry Creek CO | 10,721 | $154K | 5.0% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 107 | Fairmount CO | 9,902 | $164K | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | Timnath CO | 11,600 | $178K | 4.4% | 0.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 149 | Halifax MA | 7,845 | $119K | 2.6% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 150 | Lowell Township MI | 6,500 | $105K | 3.3% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 151 | Stonegate CO | 8,906 | $159K | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2% | A+ |
| 152 | Darnestown MD | 7,051 | $232K | 1.2% | 4.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 153 | Landen OH | 7,499 | $109K | 4.5% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,907 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Stonegate, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
Work in the towns next to Stonegate
The biggest share goes to Parker (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stonegate workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonegate | – | A+ | B− | 27 min | $159,086 |
| Parker | 5% | A | B+ | 26 min | $133,369 |
| Grand View Estates | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand View Estates: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stonegate’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 Stonegate: questions
What is the median household income in Stonegate?
$159,086 (±$9,891) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stonegate?
3.2%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stonegate?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stonegate work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (22%, 16 mi), Centennial (9%, 5 mi), Aurora (9%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stonegate walkable?
Stonegate is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stonegate without a car?
<1% 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 Stonegate, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stonegate
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. 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.