Sugarloaf has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Sugarloaf has 29 jobs; 131 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Sugarloaf for work; outside it, Boulder is the main destination (23%, 8 miles). Commuters spend 34 minutes getting to work on average; Colorado averages 25, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sugarloaf quiets down on a workday
On a workday 131 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Sugarloaf on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Where people from Sugarloaf work
Where Sugarloaf clocks in
23% of workers
15% of workers
4% 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.
72% of the jobs in Sugarloaf pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sugarloaf, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 29. 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 Sugarloaf’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 34 minutes from Sugarloaf
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sugarloaf workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 183 commuters (the 24% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sugarloaf
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.
Around Sugarloaf: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sugarloaf workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | – | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Mountain Meadows | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mountain Meadows: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sugarloaf’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 Sugarloaf: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sugarloaf?
0.0%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sugarloaf?
34 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sugarloaf work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boulder (23%, 8 mi), Denver (15%, 33 mi), Longmont (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sugarloaf 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 Sugarloaf, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sugarloaf
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.