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
Government	2,792	$60,874	1.56	5.09%	201.27M
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,870	$53,820	1.04	6.1%	117.36M
Retail Trade	1,848	$42,141	1.32	9.27%	150.21M
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	1,341	$19,139	5.17	1.1%	46.92M
Accommodation and Food Services	1,169	$27,184	1.06	-1.58%	54.52M
Construction	1,034	$49,469	1.17	21.68%	66.42M
Other Services (except Public Administration)	946	$27,656	1.08	-21.61%	29.22M
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	731	$51,725	0.8	35.29%	54.91M
Transportation and Warehousing	675	$52,335	0.77	21.4%	78.57M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	675	$53,052	0.57	25.95%	43.87M

Source: Lightcast

Occupation Characteristics

Profession	2024 Jobs	2024 Median Salary	2024 Average Hourly Wage	2024 LQ (Occupation Concentration)	2019-2024 % Change in Jobs
Management	2,104	$46,344	$35.8	1.42	16.56%
Sales and Related	1,951	$39,831	$30.71	1.07	13.65%
Office and Administrative Support	1,507	$42,889	$23.28	0.93	9.25%
Transportation and Material Moving	1,036	$43,970	$25.38	0.82	8.76%
Business and Financial Operations	977	$67,795	$45.35	0.77	47.92%
Food Preparation and Serving Related	912	$33,872	$18.66	0.89	-3.47%
Construction and Extraction	903	$47,904	$26.77	1.32	2.8%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	765	$80,163	$45.49	0.98	6.01%
Educational Instruction and Library	739	$43,212	$23.41	0.98	0.66%
Healthcare Support	692	$34,466	$18.9	1.08	-4.56%

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
Montezuma, CO	15,805	17,157	-1,352

Worker Inflow/Outflow

Category	Count
Worker Inflow	2,323
Worker Outflow	3,743
Live and Work in Region	5,941

Method of Commute

Category	Share
Drove alone	74.9%
Carpool	9.4%
Public transportation	0.4%
Walked	3.6%
Bicycle	1.1%
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means	0.9%
Worked from home	9.7%

Distance to Workplaces

How far employees are from their place of work

Category	Count	Share
Less than 10 miles	4,678	56.6%
10 to 24 miles	1,281	15.5%
25 to 50 miles	779	9.4%
Greater than 50 miles	1,526	18.5%

Source: OnTheMap

Direction to Workplaces

The direction employees drive to workplace

Direction	Count
North	941
Northeast	1,713
East	1,496
Southeast	789
South	696
Southwest	1,060
West	743
Northwest	826

Destination Analysis

Places residents work

Place	Count	Share
Cortez city, CO	2,534	30.7%
Mancos town, CO	251	3%
Durango city, CO	191	2.3%
Dolores town, CO	164	2%
Farmington city, NM	89	1.1%
Towaoc CDP, CO	81	1%
Colorado Springs city, CO	61	0.7%
Denver city, CO	59	0.7%
Lewis CDP, CO	59	0.7%
Montrose city, CO	54	0.7%
All Other Locations	4,721	57.1%

Source: OnTheMap

Place of Work

Where residents jobs are located

Category	Share
County of Residence	86.2%
Outside County	8.8%
Outside State	5%

Unemployment and Labor Force Participation Rates

Timeframe	Unemployment Rate	Labor Force Participation Rate
2020	7.2%	55.7%
2021	6.6%	53.9%
2022	4.2%	52.4%
2023	4.4%	52%
2024	5.3%	52.2%
January 2025	7.1%	50.7%
February 2025	7.1%	50.7%
March 2025	6.1%	50.5%
April 2025	5.4%	51.1%

Job Postings 30-Day Trend

Date	2025 Postings	2024 Postings
Jun 8th	300	105
Jun 9th	297	108
Jun 10th	294	108
Jun 11th	304	114
Jun 12th	313	117
Jun 13th	307	121
Jun 14th	302	118
Jun 15th	299	113
Jun 16th	303	120
Jun 17th	307	119

Year	Job Postings
Jun 2020	280
Jul 2020	316
Aug 2020	295
Sep 2020	329
Oct 2020	400
Nov 2020	352
Dec 2020	380
Jan 2021	350
Feb 2021	421
Mar 2021	469

Area	Household Population	Persons Per Household	Total Housing Units	Occupied Housing Units	Vacant Housing Units	Vacancy Rate	Household Population to Total Housing Units
Montezuma, CO	26,308	2.39	12,391	11,010	1,381	11.15%	2.12

Source: Colorado State Demography Office

Median Home Values

Date	Value
1/31/2000	$147,187
2/29/2000	$147,320
3/31/2000	$147,673
4/30/2000	$148,476
5/31/2000	$149,477
6/30/2000	$150,395
7/31/2000	$151,321
8/31/2000	$152,384
9/30/2000	$153,378
10/31/2000	$154,162

Year	Population
1980	16,510
1981	17,595
1982	18,550
1983	19,609
1984	19,826
1985	19,283
1986	18,835
1987	18,192
1988	18,110
1989	18,432

Category	Count
Less than 18	5,337
18 to 24	1,674
25 to 44	6,127
45 to 64	6,463
65 to 74	4,271
75 & over	2,691

Population by Sex

Gender	Count
Male	13,141
Female	13,439

Population by Race/Ethnicity

Race	Count
White alone	21,748
Black or African American alone	255
Asian alone	237
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3,570
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone	39
Two or more	731

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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)	$ 1,113.67	$ 1,464.67	$ 1,464.67
*Childcare (3)	0	$ 1,084.00	$ 1,627.00
Utilities (4)	$ 251.67	$ 251.67	$ 251.67
Food	$ 298.00	$ 439.00	$ 871.00
Transportation	$ 296.00	$ 304.00	$ 585.00
Travel Expense 4 trips x 75 miles x .625	$ 227.00	$ 634.00	$ 748.00
Health Care	$ 270.00	$ 438.00	$ 620.00
Miscellaneous	$ 376.00	$ 731.00	$ 1,081.00
Taxes	0	0	0
Earned Income Tax Credit (-)	0	$ (50.00)	$ (100.00)
Childcare Tax Credit (-)	0	$ (167.00)	$ (333.00)

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)	$ 16.10	$ 29.14	$ 19.36
# of jobs at minimum wage ($14.42)	1.12	2.02	1.34
Monthly Costs	$ 2,832.33	$ 5,129.33	$ 6,815.33
Annual	$ 33,988.00	$ 61,550.00	$ 81,784.00
Emergency Savings	$ 65.00	$ 140.00	$ 101.00