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Jobs & commute in Vineland

Vineland has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 23 jobs in Vineland for 93 working residents. Only 1% stay in Vineland for work; outside it, Pueblo is the main destination (34%, 8 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 21% across Colorado.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Vineland, and who commutes in

On a workday 92 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.

92live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
22work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night410
Workday340
410live here− 92head out to work+ 22come in to work= 340on a workday

About 340 people are in Vineland on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.25jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Vineland ends

Boone: 3 residents work here (3%)Ordway: 1 residents work here (1%)Frisco: 1 residents work here (1%)Rocky Ford: 1 residents work here (1%)Manitou SpringsFlorenceLamar: 1 residents work here (1%)Cortez: 1 residents work here (1%)FirestoneColorado Springs: 11 residents work here (12%)Pueblo: 32 residents work here (34%)WichitaVinelandAvondaleBlende: 4 residents work here (4%)Pueblo West: 3 residents work here (3%)PuebloColorado SpringsBlendeBoonePueblo WestOrdwayVineland
1
Pueblo8.4 mi away
34%32
212%11
3
Blende5.9 mi away
4%4
4
Boone10.8 mi away
3%3
5
Pueblo West18.3 mi away
3%3
6
Ordway38.2 mi away
1%1
7
Frisco127.2 mi away
1%1
8
Rocky Ford42.3 mi away
1%1
9
Lamar100.9 mi away
1%1
10
Cortez233.1 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%35
The top trips

Where Vineland clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

The kinds of work in Vineland

Jobs based in VinelandJobs Vineland residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms9%24%
Trade, transport & utilities65%26%
Services: health, schools, offices26%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less17%8%
$1,251–$3,333 a month61%29%
Over $3,333 a month22%63%

Who does it

29 or younger22%15%
30 to 5461%52%
55 and older17%33%
+5%

Jobs based in Vineland, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 23. 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 Vineland’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Vineland: about 13 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
97 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Vineland13 min
Colorado25 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Vineland workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Vineland gets to work
85%Drive alone
15%Carpool

Share of the 154 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 far

How many miles Vineland commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPueblo: 34% · 8.4 miColorado Springs: 12% · 46 miBlende: 4% · 5.9 miBoone: 3% · 10.8 miPueblo West: 3% · 18.3 miOrdway: 1% · 38.2 miFrisco: 1% · 127.2 miRocky Ford: 1% · 42.3 miLamar: 1% · 100.9 miCortez: 1% · 233.1 miPueblo 34%Colorado Springs 12%Blende 4%Boone 3%Pueblo West 3%Vineland
VinelandTop destinations (size = commuters)
53%Under 10 mi48 residents
18%10–24 mi16 residents
13%25–50 mi12 residents
16%Over 50 mi15 residents

About 16% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Vineland: questions

What is the poverty rate in Vineland?

17.1%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Vineland?

13 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Vineland work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pueblo (34%, 8 mi), Colorado Springs (12%, 46 mi), Blende (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Vineland 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 Vineland, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Vineland

Vineland home →

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.