Wheat Ridge is considered a Large Town with a population of 31,294 and 5,411 businesses. 95 in 2018 were added to the Wheat Ridge Chamber of Commerce business directory which was more than 2017 which had 89.

The economy of Wheat Ridge employs 20,654 people and has an unemployment rate of 4.8%. Some of the largest industries in Wheat Ridge are Professional Services (331),Locksmiths (314), and Restaurants (117).