2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Worland, WY vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Grand Junction, is 9% less than it is in Worland and is 17% below the National Average.
- Worland unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Grand Junction unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Worland, WYGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.3%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.7%2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth13.2%41.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,698$34,353$37,638
 Household Income$64,815$58,892$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,107$77,965$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Worland, WYGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.7%10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%4.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.8%9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.9%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.7%8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%9.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K15.0%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.0%14.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.2%15.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.6%4.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.9%5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Worland, WYGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.2%14.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.6%4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.2%1.8%
 Legal2.5%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library11.9%6.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.9%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%8.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.7%6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.3%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.7%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.0%20.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.3%10.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.3%11.0%13.1%
Reviews for Worland    4 Reviews

Our family has lived in Worland almost five years and we moved here because of a job transfer. Worland is a great place to live in many respects with both of our  More

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A nice quiet town. We do things our way and don't really like people from other states moving in and attempting to change things. The best policy would be to change your  More

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Over 17 years ago

Worland is a very tight and clicky town. I was born there but I was not raised there long. I left Worland almost 40 years ago and vowed to never return. The economy is  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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