
This area has received high scores in the housing category. This could be due to a positive home affordability ratio, high appreciation rates or elevated home values.
A high score in the health and safety category is a result of good air quality and the accessibility to health facilities such as hospitals, clinics, doctors, pharmacies and fire stations.
A majority of amenities are not ideally situated within a reasonable walking distance, which may lead residents to rely on a vehicle or public transportation.
Public transportation is not readily available in this area and the average commute time to work could also be longer than the national average.
A low score in the employment category could indicate that this area struggles with high unemployment rates and low household income and income per capita levels.
| Statistic | Black Hawk | Colorado | National |
| Average one way commute | 0min | 25min | 26min |
| Workers who drive to work | 96.4% | 75.2% | 76.4% |
| Workers who carpool | 0.0% | 9.3% | 9.3% |
| Workers who take public transit | 0.0% | 3.1% | 5.1% |
| Workers who bicycle | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.6% |
| Workers who walk | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Working from home | 0.0% | 7.0% | 4.6% |