Boulder draws from and sends workers to the same counties

Boulder County residents who don’t work here tend to work in the same counties from which area employers get their employees. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that in 2006, most Boulder residents who didn’t work in Boulder commuted to jobs in Denver, Adams or Jefferson counties. Boulder residents who worked out of the county headed to those same counties to work, with Adams and then Jefferson drawing the highest numbers of Boulder County residents. Also interesting in the survey is that Boulder residents work not only all over the U.S. – with quite a few commuting to California, Alaska, New York and Texas – but also all over the world, with some working in Switzerland, England, Australia and Mexico, among other nations. Here’s a look at the top counties commuters who either live or work in Boulder go to or come from:

Road map: Boulder commuters












Source: U.S. Census Bureau