Shannan Reese is one of the 12 percent of the Boulder County population who works at home.
“I love the flexibility. I feel like I also get more work done, because I’m by myself,” said Reese, who is senior account director for Denver-based Feed Media, which specializes in clients that include restaurants and other food and cocktail providers.
She also likes that skipping the commute to Denver from her Superior home saves not only money and car wear and tear, but also time.
“I like being a little more accessible to my family,” she said.
Roughly 59 percent of workers who live in Boulder County work in-county. Denver County ranks next as the workplace for 10 percent of Boulder County workers, with the remaining workers dispersed among other counties.
Reese goes to Denver once a month for a staff meeting and sometimes also travels there to work with clients.
“When I go to Denver, I try to take the bus as much as I can,” Reese said. “I get that 20 or 30 minutes to catch up on emails, doing a little work. If I had to commute (every day), it would be a big stress on myself, my car, my time and my money. When I just do it once in awhile, it’s so much easier.”
