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Longmont Economic Development Partnership’s mission is to lead a comprehensive, collaborative economic development strategy to promote and strengthen our community’s economic health. These data points, charts, and maps highlight some of the key metrics for understanding Longmont's economy in terms of workforce, industry, and livability.

 

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What is the population of Longmont Like? 

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Population Trend

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Population by Race

2023 ACS

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Unemployment and Labor Force Participation Rates

% Unemployed
% In Labor Force
0%20%40%60%80%
2018
4.2%
69.5%
2019
3.5%
69.8%
2020
3%
69.1%
2021
3%
69.5%
2022
2.8%
68.6%
2023
3%
68.7%

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Population by Educational Attainment

2023 ACS

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Job Postings by Educational Attainment

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Commuting

Boulder County

County
Inbound Commuters
Outbound Commuters
Net Commuters
Weld County, CO
23,405
5,169
18,236
Adams County, CO
18,147
10,833
7,314
Jefferson County, CO
17,801
10,213
7,588
Denver County, CO
12,128
15,622
-3,495
Larimer County, CO
11,223
5,431
5,792
Broomfield County, CO
8,483
5,438
3,045
Arapahoe County, CO
6,795
6,632
163
Douglas County, CO
4,320
2,791
1,529
El Paso County, CO
3,398
2,886
512
Gilpin County, CO
711
123
587
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How has hiring demand changed in Longmont over the last 5 years? 

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Job Postings 5-Year Trend

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Job Postings by Industry

Industry Sector (2-Digit)
Latest 30 Days Unique Postings
Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change
Median Salary
Health Care and Social Assistance585
12.5%
$86,912
Retail Trade345
20.3%
$42,624
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services344
-9.6%
$60,672
Manufacturing317
-13.2%
$87,424
Educational Services230
-3.5%
$54,528
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services142
-1.4%
$62,720
Accommodation and Food Services138
-8.7%
$40,832
Wholesale Trade122
20.5%
$47,232
Construction72
-5.6%
$76,544
Other Services (except Public Administration)68
1.5%
$51,200
Finance and Insurance66
24.2%
$43,264
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing49
-4.1%
$49,536
Transportation and Warehousing47
10.6%
$78,080
Information26
23.1%
$39,424
Public Administration14
-35.7%
$78,080
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation13
-30.8%
$33,152
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting12
25%
$47,104
Utilities8
-25%
$51,456
Management of Companies and Enterprises7
0%
$81,152
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction4
-150%
$79,616

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Top 20 Companies

Company
Latest 30 Days Unique Postings
Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change
UCHealth234
24.4%
St. Vrain Valley School District201
-6.5%
City Of Longmont Colorado61
34.4%
CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region46
-4.3%
King Soopers36
-8.3%
Kroger36
36.1%
Longmont United Hospital36
11.1%
Walmart29
27.6%
GE Aerospace27
-81.5%
Sam's Club27
37%
Redwire Space24
33.3%
Costco22
Micron Technology19
-10.5%
Stored Energy Systems Llc (Sens)19
26.3%
Always Best Care17
17.6%
C.R. England17
41.2%
General Rv Center17
-11.8%
McLane Company17
23.5%
Starbucks17
-41.2%
Walgreens Boots Alliance17
11.8%

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Which Industries and Occupations make up Longmont?

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Industry Overview

Industry
2018 Jobs
2023 Jobs
Change
% Change
2023 Earnings
Employment Concentration
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting363.71
341.1
-22.6
-6.21%
$38,288.56
0.5
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction528.97
586.89
57.92
10.95%
$38,040.33
2.89
Utilities29.75
43.66
13.91
46.77%
$178,174.2
0.22
Construction2,595.15
2,825.63
230.48
8.88%
$73,567.11
0.84
Manufacturing3,286.91
3,852.16
565.24
17.2%
$105,810.23
0.86
Wholesale Trade1,465.5
1,889.29
423.79
28.92%
$126,884.14
0.89
Retail Trade4,437.86
4,648.02
210.17
4.74%
$46,026.54
0.84
Transportation and Warehousing756.74
1,607.59
850.85
112.44%
$27,007.16
0.63
Information531.03
382.46
-148.57
-27.98%
$108,173.04
0.35
Finance and Insurance1,544.33
1,894
349.67
22.64%
$89,065.66
0.8
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing2,827.9
3,476.47
648.57
22.93%
$62,213.12
3.38
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services6,128.91
6,932.78
803.87
13.12%
$112,421.47
1.68
Management of Companies and Enterprises108.96
182.12
73.16
67.14%
$171,643.46
0.21
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services2,775.44
2,832.17
56.73
2.04%
$61,554.23
0.8
Educational Services818.23
885.09
66.85
8.17%
$33,053.85
0.6
Health Care and Social Assistance6,084.28
6,508.65
424.37
6.97%
$66,994.31
0.85
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation839.94
854.8
14.87
1.77%
$27,009.18
0.83
Accommodation and Food Services3,520
4,856.91
1,336.91
37.98%
$34,627.21
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Other Services (except Public Administration)2,967.18
3,112.24
145.06
4.89%
$51,874.58
1.07
Government10,167.18
10,776.29
609.1
5.99%
$79,328.05
1.28

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Occupation Overview

Occupation
2018 Jobs
2023 Jobs
Change
% Change
2023 Median Earnings
Employment Concentration
Management Occupations3,466.66
4,646.28
1,179.62
34.03%
$47.42
1.08
Business and Financial Operations Occupations4,029.09
5,229.78
1,200.69
29.8%
$42.57
1.38
Computer and Mathematical Occupations1,812.16
1,971.02
158.85
8.77%
$59.41
1.06
Architecture and Engineering Occupations1,423.45
1,490.49
67.03
4.71%
$50.52
1.62
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations1,298.52
1,467.75
169.23
13.03%
$47.5
2.68
Community and Social Service Occupations939.39
1,144.21
204.82
21.8%
$30.83
1.1
Legal Occupations417.79
497.44
79.65
19.07%
$49.01
1
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations4,376.79
3,919.77
-457.02
-10.44%
$31.45
1.19
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations2,031.2
2,174.81
143.61
7.07%
$23.74
2.02
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations2,180
2,885.17
705.17
32.35%
$52.81
0.86
Healthcare Support Occupations2,313.22
2,229.59
-83.63
-3.62%
$20.81
0.83
Protective Service Occupations585.67
647.07
61.41
10.48%
$31.62
0.51
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations3,476.68
4,884.1
1,407.42
40.48%
$18.31
1.05
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations1,602.84
1,712.39
109.55
6.83%
$18.6
0.85
Personal Care and Service Occupations1,899.83
1,865.1
-34.74
-1.83%
$18.57
1.16
Sales and Related Occupations6,329.67
7,074.02
744.35
11.76%
$28.45
1.39
Office and Administrative Support Occupations5,100.04
5,790.96
690.92
13.55%
$22.65
0.86
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations190.27
162.89
-27.38
-14.39%
$16.43
0.41
Construction and Extraction Occupations2,125.85
2,065.76
-60.09
-2.83%
$25.23
0.79
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations1,286.07
1,449.01
162.94
12.67%
$27.82
0.63
Production Occupations2,309.61
2,369.08
59.47
2.57%
$23.19
0.76
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations2,473.36
2,624.68
151.32
6.12%
$22.32
0.52
Military-only occupations103.89
183.83
79.95
76.96%
$16.4
0.56

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What skills does the Longmont population have? 

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Top Soft Skills

Latest 30 Days Unique Postings
Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change
Communication1,093
1%
Customer Service852
5.5%
Sales549
8.9%
Management526
1%
Operations457
0%
Leadership435
8%
Detail Oriented423
-5.9%
Problem Solving323
-3.7%
Lifting Ability308
10.4%
Multitasking234
8.1%
Professionalism231
10.8%
Writing222
5.4%
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)201
-9.5%
Innovation198
16.7%
Scheduling196
10.2%
Cleanliness189
1.6%
Interpersonal Communications187
-7%
Computer Literacy185
-10.3%
Coordinating183
-1.1%
Planning181
-3.9%

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Top Hard Skills

Skill
Frequency in Job Postings
Frequency in Candidates
Skill Gap
Merchandising
8%
2%
-6%
Nursing
7%
1%
-6%
Food Safety And Sanitation
4%
1%
-3%
Nursing Process
4%
0%
-4%
Marketing
4%
10%
6%
General Mathematics
4%
0%
-4%
Continuous Improvement Process
4%
2%
-2%
Project Management
4%
12%
8%
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
3%
1%
-2%
Auditing
3%
3%
0%
Warehousing
3%
2%
-1%
Cash Register
3%
1%
-2%
Care Standards Act 2000
3%
0%
-3%
Workflow Management
3%
2%
-1%
Housekeeping
3%
0%
-3%
Automation
3%
3%
0%
Caregiving
3%
0%
-3%
Direct Patient Care
3%
0%
-3%
Product Knowledge
3%
1%
-2%
Safety Standards
3%
0%
-3%

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What is the cost of living in Longmont?

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Home Value

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Monthly Rental Cost

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Home Sales

Location
Sold Listings Thru Nov-23
Sold Listings Thru Nov-24
% Chg
Average Sales Price Thru Nov-23
Average Sales Price Thru Nov-24
% Chg
Boulder757759
0.3%
1,723,4911,666,212
-3.3%
Erie552689
24.8%
812,435796,402
-2%
Lafayette229324
41.5%
902,544943,115
4.5%
Longmont883965
9.3%
743,889742,269
-0.2%
Louisville159176
10.7%
1,009,9461,072,650
6.2%
Lyons7874
-5.1%
820,351868,921
5.9%
Mountains213200
-6.1%
1,168,0811,073,171
-8.1%
Niwot5062
24%
1,620,4461,666,019
2.8%
Plains249301
20.9%
1,355,4751,408,797
3.9%
Superior8691
5.8%
957,638988,456
3.2%

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Condo & Townhome Sales

Location
Sold Listings Thru Nov-23
Sold Listings Thru Nov-24
% Chg
Average Sales Price Thru Nov-23
Average Sales Price Thru Nov-24
% Chg
Boulder510502
-1.6%
610,227619,516
1.5%
Erie10090
-10%
507,806477,736
-5.9%
Lafayette107120
12.1%
494,002510,200
3.3%
Longmont274273
-0.4%
476,185454,563
-4.5%
Louisville5149
-3.9%
623,483557,707
-10.5%
Lyons10
587,500
Mountains45
25%
500,987552,000
10.2%
Niwot135
-61.5%
399,223331,600
-16.9%
Plains6051
-15%
448,265445,721
-0.6%
Superior8556
-34.1%
709,774674,117
-5%

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Data Sources: Lightcast, Zillow, ACS, Costar, BOLO Realtors

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