Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Most of Williamsburg commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Williamsburg for work; outside it, Cañon City is the main destination (19%, 5 miles). Employers in Williamsburg report 29 jobs, and 267 of its residents work somewhere. 2% of workers work from home, where Colorado as a whole has 21%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Williamsburg, in a few figures
Williamsburg is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Williamsburg, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Williamsburg has about 550 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Williamsburg and Cañon City trade workers both ways
Cañon City is the top workplace for Williamsburg residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Williamsburg come from (28% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Williamsburg workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 21% across Colorado. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 267 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Williamsburg
On a workday 265 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Williamsburg on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer 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.
The towns that employ Williamsburg’s residents
Where Williamsburg clocks in
19% of workers
13% of workers
9% 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 27 minutes from Williamsburg
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Williamsburg workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 253 commuters (the 2% 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.
In Williamsburg, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Williamsburg, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 29. 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 Williamsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Williamsburg to work
About 33% 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.
Williamsburg and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Williamsburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg | – | — | — | 27 min | $50,250 |
| Rockvale | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rockvale: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Williamsburg’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 Williamsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Williamsburg?
$50,250 (±$14,723) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Williamsburg?
23.8%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Williamsburg?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Williamsburg work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cañon City (19%, 5 mi), Colorado Springs (13%, 40 mi), Florence (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Williamsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Williamsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Williamsburg
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.