Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Households in West Pleasant View earn more than those in 74% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 13.2 in Denver. 11.7% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 9.4% for Colorado as a whole. For jobs and income West Pleasant View is better than 64% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in West Pleasant View: the gist
West Pleasant View has added jobs fast
Jobs based in West Pleasant View went from 801 in 2014 to 1,380 in 2024, +72%. The jobs ↓
West Pleasant View and Denver trade workers both ways
Denver is the top workplace for West Pleasant View residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in West Pleasant View come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from West Pleasant View are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 25 across Colorado. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Colorado worker, and quicker than any town next door (23 to 26 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in West Pleasant View pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in West Pleasant View pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in West Pleasant View
Job access by car holds West Pleasant View’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Pleasant View could be anywhere from C+ to A.
72% of the jobs in West Pleasant View pay over $3,333 a month
1,380 jobs are based in West Pleasant View.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Pleasant View, 2014 → 2024: 801 → 1,380. 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 West Pleasant View’s own residents hold wherever they work.
23% of working residents work in Denver
Where West Pleasant View clocks in
23% of workers
11% 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.
Each way, about 19 minutes from West Pleasant View
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Pleasant View workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,275 commuters (the 14% 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.
The daily commute in and out of West Pleasant View
On a workday 2,208 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 1,340 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in West Pleasant View on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
How far West Pleasant View’s workers travel
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: West Pleasant View
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,639 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 80% 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 3.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 76% 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). 5.1% of West Pleasant View households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of West Pleasant View’s commuters take a bus or train.
West Pleasant View next to U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,800: 1,476th of 3,758 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 48 | Todd Creek CO | 5,379 | $194K | 0.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Sierra Ridge CO | 3,663 | $158K | 0.1% | 2.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Genesee CO | 3,778 | $187K | 2.4% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,474 | Marion MA | 5,366 | $143K | 9.0% | 5.7% | 16% | B |
| 1,475 | Gun Plain Township MI | 6,169 | $89K | 10.2% | 3.7% | 5% | B |
| 1,476 | West Pleasant View CO | 5,051 | $96K | 11.7% | 5.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,477 | Ahtanum WA | 3,777 | $96K | 2.6% | 7.3% | 5% | B |
| 1,478 | Elbridge NY | 5,403 | $76K | 10.8% | 2.3% | 13% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,758 | 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 West Pleasant View, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
The towns next door employ 26% of West Pleasant View
The biggest share goes to Lakewood (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Pleasant View workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Pleasant View | – | B | A | 19 min | $95,817 |
| Golden | 11% | B+ | A+ | 24 min | $98,582 |
| Lakewood | 12% | B+ | A | 26 min | $89,792 |
| Applewood | 3% | A | A− | 23 min | $130,545 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Pleasant View’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 West Pleasant View: questions
What is the median household income in West Pleasant View?
$95,817 (±$18,795) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Pleasant View?
11.7%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Pleasant View?
19 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Pleasant View work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (23%, 16 mi), Lakewood (12%, 4 mi), Golden (11%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Pleasant View walkable?
West Pleasant View is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.5 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Pleasant View without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Pleasant View, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Pleasant View
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.