Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Valdez has 12.3 jobs for every working resident: 222 people commute in to work
Hardly any work in Valdez itself; outside it, Trinidad draws the most (39%, 11 miles). There are 222 jobs in Valdez for 18 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all; Colorado has 21%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Valdez on a workday
On a workday 18 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 230 people are in Valdez on a workday afternoon, 785% more 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 the people who work in Valdez live
Where Valdez clocks in
39% of workers
11% 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.
91% of the jobs in Valdez make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valdez, 2013 → 2023: 335 → 222. 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 Valdez’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Valdez
of Valdez workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 commuters (the 0% 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 many miles Valdez commutes
About 39% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Next door to Valdez
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valdez workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez | – | — | — | — | — |
| Segundo | under 6% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Segundo: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Valdez’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 Valdez: questions
What is the poverty rate in Valdez?
0.0%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Valdez work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Trinidad (39%, 11 mi), Pueblo (11%, 79 mi), Steamboat Springs (6%, 259 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Valdez 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 Valdez, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valdez
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.