Most of Upper Witter Gulch commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Upper Witter Gulch report 20 jobs, against 163 working residents. Hardly any work in Upper Witter Gulch; the top destination outside it is Denver (25%, 30 miles). Working from home is the commute for 38% of workers (Colorado 21%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Upper Witter Gulch for work, and who comes in
On a workday 163 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Upper Witter Gulch on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Upper Witter Gulch’s working residents head each day
Where Upper Witter Gulch clocks in
25% 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.
90% of the jobs in Upper Witter Gulch pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Witter Gulch, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 20. 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 Upper Witter Gulch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Upper Witter Gulch: about 46 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Witter Gulch workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 329 commuters (the 39% 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.
Upper Witter Gulch’s commute, mile by mile
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.
The towns around Upper Witter Gulch
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Witter Gulch workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Witter Gulch | – | — | — | 46 min | $250,000+ |
| Upper Bear Creek | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Upper Bear Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Witter Gulch’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Upper Witter Gulch: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Witter Gulch?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Witter Gulch?
5.7%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Witter Gulch?
46 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 38% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Witter Gulch work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (25%, 30 mi), Lakewood (7%, 17 mi), Evergreen (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Upper Witter Gulch 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 Upper Witter Gulch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Witter Gulch
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.