Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Westminster are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Westminster A−; getting around on foot earns it A−. Below the poverty line: 7.3% of residents (Colorado 9.4%). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 13.2 in Denver.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Westminster apart on work
Westminster trades workers with the towns around it
Westminster has about as many jobs (49,227) as working residents (57,137), but they are mostly different people: 51,845 residents leave for work each day while 43,935 people come in. Only 11% of the jobs in Westminster are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Westminster and Denver trade workers both ways
Denver is the top workplace for Westminster residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Westminster come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Westminster
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Westminster is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #50 of 159 in Colorado. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westminster could be anywhere from A− to A.
How many people are in Westminster by day
On a workday 51,845 residents head out to work, 5,292 work right here, and 43,935 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
23% of working residents work in Denver
Where Westminster clocks in
23% 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.
What the 49,227 jobs in Westminster are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westminster, 2013 → 2023: 41,279 → 49,227. 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 Westminster’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes to work from Westminster
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westminster workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51,784 commuters (the 22% 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.
Where in the region Westminster works
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Westminster
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Westminster is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns, #55 of 159 in Colorado. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 6.4% across Colorado.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 66,129 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 68% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 9% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 80% 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). 4.9% of Westminster households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Westminster’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Among U.S. towns of 81,000 to 157,000, Westminster ranks 65th of 364 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 3 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Highlands Ranch CO | 102,257 | $159K | 2.9% | 4.0% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Centennial CO | 108,658 | $132K | 3.3% | 4.6% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Arvada CO | 122,901 | $117K | 5.8% | 3.8% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Palatine Township IL | 111,179 | $105K | 7.2% | 4.2% | 11% | A− |
| 64 | San Mateo CA | 103,337 | $154K | 8.2% | 4.6% | 13% | A− |
| 65 | Westminster CO | 116,182 | $100K | 7.3% | 3.7% | 9% | A− |
| 66 | Colonie NY | 86,837 | $102K | 7.3% | 3.2% | 25% | A− |
| 67 | Naperville Township IL | 107,908 | $120K | 6.6% | 5.1% | 17% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 364 | Lawton OK | 90,503 | $54K | 21.1% | 8.1% | 55% | 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 Westminster, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
Work next door: 13% of Westminster’s workers
The biggest share goes to Broomfield (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westminster workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | – | A− | A− | 27 min | $100,272 |
| Broomfield | 5% | A | A | 26 min | $123,874 |
| Arvada | 4% | A | A− | 26 min | $117,348 |
| Berkley | under 2% | B− | A | 27 min | $84,637 |
| Twin Lakes | under 2% | B+ | A | 30 min | $95,583 |
| Shaw Heights | under 2% | B | A− | 29 min | $86,250 |
| Sherrelwood | under 2% | B | A+ | 30 min | $75,327 |
| Northglenn | under 2% | B+ | A− | 28 min | $84,030 |
| Federal Heights | under 2% | C | A | 32 min | $56,597 |
| Thornton | 4% | A− | A− | 30 min | $103,088 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westminster’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 Westminster: questions
What is the median household income in Westminster?
$100,272 (±$3,946) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westminster?
7.3%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westminster?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westminster work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denver (23%, 13 mi), Boulder (6%, 14 mi), Broomfield (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westminster walkable?
Westminster is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westminster without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 9% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westminster, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westminster
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. 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.