Households in Todd Creek have higher incomes than those in 98% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 29% of workers; Colorado has 21%. 0.5% of residents are in poverty, where Colorado as a whole has 9.4%. Jobs and income earn Todd Creek A+; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Todd Creek: the gist
Todd Creek is a place people come home to
There are 411 jobs based in Todd Creek, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Todd Creek has about 2,900 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Todd Creek makes and builds things
45% of the jobs based in Todd Creek are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Todd Creek residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Todd Creek workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 25 across Colorado. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Todd Creek works from home
29% of Todd Creek workers work from home, against 21% across Colorado. Time on the road ↓
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.
The four measures behind Todd Creek’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Todd Creek is among the top U.S. towns, #2 of 159 in Colorado. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 83% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Todd Creek stays A+.
Todd Creek on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,811 residents head out to work, 88 work right here, and 323 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Todd Creek on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.14 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.
Goods, not services: 45% of the jobs in Todd Creek
411 jobs are based in Todd Creek.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Todd Creek, 2014 → 2024: 292 → 411. 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 Todd Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 32 minutes from Todd Creek
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Todd Creek workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,217 commuters (the 29% 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.
23% of working residents work in Denver
Where Todd Creek clocks in
23% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Where in the region Todd Creek works
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.
Few in Todd Creek walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Todd Creek is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns, #155 of 159 in Colorado. Both inputs place Todd Creek near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,131 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 40% 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). 8.1% of Todd Creek households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Todd Creek’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,541 U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,300, Todd Creek comes 47th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 45 | Aubry Township KS | 4,719 | $134K | 0.7% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 46 | Harding Township NJ | 3,949 | $222K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 47 | Todd Creek CO | 5,379 | $194K | 0.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 48 | Ashton-Sandy Spring MD | 5,630 | $174K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 49 | Credit River MN | 5,644 | $143K | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 155 | Mead CO | 7,042 | $125K | 1.4% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 205 | Cherry Hills Village CO | 6,389 | $250K | 2.3% | 4.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 214 | Gleneagle CO | 6,440 | $140K | 4.0% | 1.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,541 | 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 Todd Creek, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
Next door is work for 12% of Todd Creek
The biggest share goes to Thornton (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Todd Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Creek | – | A+ | C− | 32 min | $194,362 |
| Thornton | 7% | A− | A− | 30 min | $103,088 |
| Brighton | 5% | B+ | A− | 31 min | $107,679 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Todd Creek’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 Todd Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Todd Creek?
$194,362 (±$23,370) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Todd Creek?
0.5%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Todd Creek?
32 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Todd Creek work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (23%, 15 mi), Thornton (7%, 6 mi), Aurora (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Todd Creek walkable?
Todd Creek is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Todd Creek without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Todd Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Todd Creek
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.