Towing data for Denver: what the federal numbers say
Free local data for towing work in Denver, taken from federal sources and last pulled October 30, 2026. It covers the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area, starting with the homes and moving on to the local trade.
The housing here
Towing follows vehicles rather than houses. This data cannot count cars, so metro size stands in for demand. In the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area, 79,018 of 1,290,063 homes (6.1%) were built before 1940, and 214,327 (16.6%) before 1960. Nationally the shares are 11.7% and 25.6%. The median home across the metro is worth $603,800, against $332,700 nationally. 35.9% of households rent.
| Area | Homes | Median year built | Built before 1940 | Built before 1960 | Renters | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area | 1,290,063 | 1987 | 6.1% | 16.6% | 35.9% | $603,800 |
| Denver County, Colorado | 359,581 | 1975 | 16.9% | 34.3% | 51.2% | $616,000 |
| Arapahoe County, Colorado | 269,345 | 1986 | 1.7% | 9.0% | 35.3% | $561,200 |
| Jefferson County, Colorado | 253,574 | 1980 | 2.8% | 13.4% | 29.3% | $637,600 |
| Denver (city) | 359,581 | 1975 | 16.9% | 34.3% | 51.2% | $616,000 |
| Aurora (city) | 152,377 | 1985 | 1.0% | 7.5% | 37.6% | $469,100 |
| Centennial (city) | 43,291 | 1983 | 0.5% | 3.3% | 19.4% | $658,100 |
| Broomfield (city) | 33,202 | 2002 | 0.2% | 4.3% | 37.3% | $664,500 |
| Commerce City (city) | 23,169 | 2005 | 1.7% | 16.2% | 22.8% | $499,700 |
| Colorado | 2,589,053 | 1988 | 7.0% | 16.0% | 33.8% | $539,400 |
| United States | 143,775,355 | 1980 | 11.7% | 25.6% | 34.8% | $332,700 |
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024. Counties shown are the main ones in the metro (10 in all).
The local market
County Business Patterns counts 82 motor vehicle towing establishments across the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area, 0.67 for every ten thousand households. That is roughly one for every 14,898 households. The Census counts locations rather than companies, so a one-truck operator and a national chain's branch each count once.
The 2022 Economic Census counted 81 such establishments. They employed 661 people and paid $35.5 million in annual payroll. They took in $103.7 million in revenue.
Home prices
The Federal Housing Finance Agency's house price index for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is down 0.1% over the latest year (through 2025). Over five years it is up 35.4%, and over ten it is up 91.7%. The index follows repeat sales of the same houses, so it measures how prices moved, not what any one home sells for this month.
What the trade pays
Light Truck Drivers (SOC 53-3033) in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earned a mean of $26.27 an hour ($54,650 a year) in May 2025, against $23.45 an hour ($48,770) nationally, about 12% above the national mean. The median is $23.73 an hour here and $21.57 nationally. BLS estimates 9,500 people hold that job in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
No occupation code matches towing work exactly, so this uses the closest match: Light Truck Drivers. These are wages paid to workers, not prices charged to customers; a customer's bill also has to cover the vehicle and the insurance.
Where these numbers come from
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024, tables B25034, B25040, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25077, B01003, B11001
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2015-2019 (county trend comparison)
- FHFA House Price Index (all-transactions, annual, NSA), Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 488410 (motor vehicle towing)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024, table B11001 (households, density denominator)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Economic Census, NAICS 488410, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) (OEWS), Light Truck Drivers (53-3033), Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, May 2025 (national benchmark: U.S.)
The American Community Survey is a sample, so every housing figure carries a margin of error, and it is widest for small areas. Where a source suppresses a cell to protect individual businesses or because the sample is too thin, we leave it blank rather than estimate it. Denver Tow Desk reads these files and does not edit them.