Region 9

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Curious about our county's economy and demographics? Dive into our interactive dashboard to explore key indicators and regional trends.

Industry Sector Characteristics

Industry	2024 Jobs	2024 Average Earnings Per Worker	2024 LQ (Industry Concentration)	2019-2024 % Change in Jobs	2024 GRP
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	302	$19,242	13.12	1.51%	10.49M
Government	223	$44,180	1.4	-11.8%	11.14M
Retail Trade	99	$32,040	0.8	17.28%	6.52M
Transportation and Warehousing	99	$38,236	1.26	39.26%	5.01M
Accommodation and Food Services	93	$35,046	0.95	53.16%	6.36M
Construction	78	$45,891	1	18.34%	4.64M
Health Care and Social Assistance	69	$41,244	0.43	62.18%	3.06M
Manufacturing	65	$54,526	0.76	-7.15%	6.75M
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	61	$39,210	0.75	45.5%	5.53M
Other Services (except Public Administration)	61	$23,424	0.78	-4.71%	1.57M

Source: Lightcast

Occupation Characteristics

Profession	2024 Jobs	2024 Median Salary	2024 Average Hourly Wage	2024 LQ (Occupation Concentration)	2019-2024 % Change in Jobs
Management	344	$32,568	$29.4	2.62	9.43%
Sales and Related	149	$36,366	$31.13	0.92	36.26%
Office and Administrative Support	112	$41,326	$21.73	0.78	20.26%
Transportation and Material Moving	98	$43,728	$25.53	0.87	17.34%
Construction and Extraction	73	$43,829	$25.51	1.21	-4.36%
Business and Financial Operations	69	$65,422	$47.74	0.61	44.08%
Educational Instruction and Library	67	$42,705	$22.74	0.99	0.99%
Food Preparation and Serving Related	54	$32,744	$18.45	0.59	48.83%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	49	$30,496	$21.12	5.44	9.61%
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	45	$50,506	$35.51	1.03	47.57%

Source: Lightcast

Job to Job Flow by State

Which states are workers coming from?

State	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023 Q3	2023 Q2	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022 Q3	2022 Q2	2022 Q1	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2021 Q2
Alabama	164	188	295	281	222	297	341	316	258	300	341	270
Alaska
Arizona	989	1,088	1,627	1,793	1,192	1,381	2,020	1,825	1,183	1,362	1,768	1,493
Arkansas	156	190	247	227	199	276	321	231	213	224	265	206
California	2,554	2,813	3,678	3,098	3,084	3,573	4,703	3,854	3,493	3,930	4,610	3,810
Connecticut	122	158	195	152	158	189	248	193	153	181	278	143
Delaware	21	34	42	22	31	44	51	40	38	58	62	25
District of Columbia	109	100	164	112	147	113	207	172	151	158	202	134
Florida	1,523	1,692	2,236	1,992	1,634	1,980	2,458	2,110	1,845	1,928	2,262	1,675
Georgia	497	631	828	700	628	794	939	742	678	747	886	670

What are the industries workers are going into when coming into the state?

Industry	Count
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	771
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	1,009
Utilities	321
Construction	9,329
Manufacturing	5,316
Wholesale Trade	5,289
Retail Trade	13,149
Transportation and Warehousing	5,351
Information	2,524
Finance and Insurance	4,120

Region	2024 Jobs	2024 Resident Workers	2024 Net Commuters
Dolores, CO	1,403	1,753	-350

Worker Inflow/Outflow

Category	Count
Worker Inflow	255
Worker Outflow	498
Live and Work in Region	214

Method of Commute

Category	Share
Drove alone	74%
Carpool	5.8%
Public transportation	0.7%
Walked	7.9%
Bicycle	0%
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means	0.3%
Worked from home	11.3%

Distance to Workplaces

How far employees are from their place of work

Category	Count	Share
Less than 10 miles	131	27.9%
10 to 24 miles	40	8.5%
25 to 50 miles	178	38%
Greater than 50 miles	120	25.6%

Source: OnTheMap

Direction to Workplaces

The direction employees drive to workplace

Direction	Count
North	36
Northeast	74
East	57
Southeast	140
South	31
Southwest	33
West	69
Northwest	29

Destination Analysis

Places residents work

Place	Count	Share
Dove Creek town, CO	58	12.4%
Cortez city, CO	27	5.8%
Rico town, CO	23	4.9%
Monticello city, UT	7	1.5%
Montrose city, CO	7	1.5%
Norwood town, CO	7	1.5%
Dolores town, CO	5	1.1%
Delta city, CO	4	0.9%
Denver city, CO	4	0.9%
Durango city, CO	4	0.9%
All Other Locations	323	68.9%

Source: OnTheMap

Place of Work

Where residents jobs are located

Category	Share
County of Residence	73.8%
Outside County	20.9%
Outside State	5.3%

Unemployment and Labor Force Participation Rates

Timeframe	Unemployment Rate	Labor Force Participation Rate
2020	6.8%	55.3%
2021	5.6%	53.1%
2022	3.5%	52.4%
2023	3.5%	50.6%
2024	4.5%	47.2%
January 2025	5.4%	42.9%
February 2025	5.5%	43.6%
March 2025	4.6%	44%
April 2025	4.8%	43.5%

Job Postings 30-Day Trend

Date	2025 Postings	2024 Postings
Jun 8th	45	7
Jun 9th	44	7
Jun 10th	43	7
Jun 11th	43	8
Jun 12th	47	8
Jun 13th	48	8
Jun 14th	48	8
Jun 15th	48	8
Jun 16th	47	8
Jun 17th	48	7

Year	Job Postings
Jun 2020	13
Jul 2020	10
Aug 2020	11
Sep 2020	9
Oct 2020	21
Nov 2020	19
Dec 2020	44
Jan 2021	51
Feb 2021	44
Mar 2021	38

Area	Household Population	Persons Per Household	Total Housing Units	Occupied Housing Units	Vacant Housing Units	Vacancy Rate	Household Population to Total Housing Units
Dolores, CO	2,270	2.28	1,369	994	375	27.39%	1.66

Source: Colorado State Demography Office

Median Home Values

Date	Value
1/31/2012	$144,689
2/29/2012	$144,720
3/31/2012	$144,925
4/30/2012	$146,067
5/31/2012	$147,865
6/30/2012	$149,884
7/31/2012	$151,455
8/31/2012	$152,572
9/30/2012	$153,962
10/31/2012	$154,587

Year	Population
1980	1,658
1981	1,680
1982	1,682
1983	1,789
1984	1,687
1985	1,548
1986	1,529
1987	1,494
1988	1,591
1989	1,541

Category	Count
Less than 18	442
18 to 24	132
25 to 44	575
45 to 64	570
65 to 74	299
75 & over	252

Population by Sex

Gender	Count
Male	1,159
Female	1,122

Population by Race/Ethnicity

Race	Count
White alone	2,092
Black or African American alone	39
Asian alone	16
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	76
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone	2
Two or more	56

Commercial Real Estate Dashboard

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Understanding Livable Wage and ALICE Household Budgets:

When assessing community well-being, it's important to differentiate between ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Household Budgets and Livable Wage Budgets.

ALICE budgets detail the bare minimum cost of living for working households, revealing the large segment earning above poverty but still struggling to afford essentials. Livable Wage budgets define the income needed for self-sufficiency and a basic standard of living without public aid.

Understanding both is crucial for our communities because:

-ALICE data exposes the hidden financial struggles of our workforce, informing targeted support and development.

-Livable Wage data provides aspirational benchmarks for fair compensation, guiding businesses and economic growth.

Together, these insights can help us to build a more resilient workforce, foster sustainable economic development, and secure funding for initiatives that truly address our community's needs.

Livable Wage Monthly Costs

Monthly Costs	Adult	Adult + Preschooler	2 Adults + Preschooler + School-age
Housing (2)	$ 817.00	$ 1,074.00	$ 1,074.00
*Childcare (3)	0	$ 917.00	$ 1,390.00
Utilities (4)	0	0	0
Food	$ 344.00	$ 506.00	$ 1,001.00
Transportation	$ 396.00	$ 406.00	$ 779.00
Travel Expense 4 trips x 75 miles x .625	$ 194.00	$ 194.00	$ 194.00
Health Care	$ 239.00	$ 705.00	$ 864.00
Miscellaneous	$ 283.00	$ 464.00	$ 658.00
Taxes	$ 390.00	$ 777.00	$ 1,148.00
Earned Income Tax Credit (-)	0	0	0
Childcare Tax Credit (-)	0	$ (50.00)	$ (100.00)

Source: Region 9 Livable Wage Study

Livable Wage Study Self Sufficiency Wage

Monthly Costs	Adult	Adult + Preschooler	2 Adults + Preschooler + School-age
Hourly Wage for each working adult (5)	$ 15.13	$ 27.43	$ 18.96
# of jobs at minimum wage ($14.42)	1.05	1.9	1.32
Monthly Costs	$ 2,662.00	$ 4,827.50	$ 6,674.50
Annual	$ 31,945.00	$ 57,926.50	$ 80,094.00
Emergency Savings	$ 62.00	$ 134.00	$ 97.00