Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 4.0Work and commuting in Weston
No jobs are based in Weston in the Census job records; 19 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Weston itself; outside it, Trinidad draws the most (16%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Weston on a workday
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5 people are in Weston on a workday afternoon, 79% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where Weston’s working residents head each day
Where Weston clocks in
16% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
How far it is to work from Weston
About 56% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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 Weston: questions
What is the poverty rate in Weston?
0.0%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Weston work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Trinidad (16%, 21 mi), Denver (11%, 181 mi), Gilbert (5%, 470 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weston
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.