Costco considers Monument, Colorado site in early review stage

Costco was listed in Monument’s pre-application pipeline, putting a possible warehouse at the southwest corner of Higby Road and Jackson Creek Parkway, just east of I-25, but the site was still far from a green light. For Costco workers watching where the company might add its next club, the key detail was simple: a pre-application listing is an early review step, not an approved project, so there was no confirmed construction start, staffing plan, or opening timeline.

The Town of Monument reviews development proposals for compliance with the municipal code, land development code, zoning, the comprehensive plan and other technical specifications. Town staff say projects typically move through multiple review cycles before they reach the Monument Planning Commission and Monument Town Council for final action. Monument’s online process also includes a pre-application questionnaire and formal planning applications through Community Core, which means the project still had paperwork to clear before it could become a real build site.

That distinction matters on the warehouse floor. A new Costco can trigger hiring for front-end assistants, stockers, forklift operators, meat and bakery employees, optical staff and supervisors, along with the temporary chaos that comes with opening-week merchandising, sign installation and heavy member traffic. It can also change the labor mix if the club includes a gas station, pharmacy or optical center. Costco’s careers site describes warehouse and Business Center jobs as fast-paced and says the positions listed are examples of typical roles, not proof that openings are currently available.

Monument is the kind of market where a retail proposal draws attention. The U.S. Census Bureau lists the town’s population estimate at 13,408 on July 1, 2024 and 13,813 on July 1, 2025, up from 10,399 in the 2020 Census. That is roughly 28.9% growth from 2020 to the 2024 estimate and 32.9% growth from 2020 to the 2025 estimate. Monument’s own demographics page lists the population as 12,088, underscoring how quickly the town has been changing.

The site also sits near a corridor the town is already trying to widen. Monument says the Jackson Creek Parkway project runs from Higby Road to State Highway 105, and town documents say the design process will include public engagement. The town has secured almost $3.4 million in federal grants, and materials say new development along Jackson Creek Parkway will help fund the widening. That is part of why a Costco listing there is getting close attention even before it advances beyond the first planning step.

Costco’s New Locations page already shows planned openings in multiple markets in 2026, including Syracuse, Utah; Pensacola, Florida; Albany, New York; Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; Otsego, Minnesota; Mansfield, Texas; and Celina, Texas. Monument was still only a possibility, but in Costco’s expansion cycle, that first local review is often the earliest public clue that a future hiring wave could eventually follow.