Work & commute · Elko

Work & commute in Elko, NV

56% of Elko’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Carlin (2%), Reno (2%) and Spring Creek (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

56%

5,458 of 9,811 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,353 Elko residents head out of town to work, 5,458 work right here, and 8,678 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elko.

4,353live here, work elsewhere

5,458live and work here

8,678work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Elko goes to work

Elko (in town)right here

56%5,458

Carlin19.6 mi away

2%193

Reno233.1 mi away

2%166

Spring Creek11 mi away

2%165

Battle Mountain63.5 mi away

2%148

McGill112.2 mi away

1%143

West Wendover88.6 mi away

1%85

Winnemucca102.6 mi away

1%83

Sparks225.8 mi away

1%75

Osino9 mi away

1%63

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%3,232

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Elko commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

60%

11%

23%

60%Under 10 mi

5%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Elko is balanced between jobs and homes

1.44jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.44 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Elko are

14,136 jobs are based in Elko. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Elko’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Elko

14,136 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Elko residents hold

9,811 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month64%

−9%

Jobs based in Elko, 2013 → 2023: 15,481 → 14,136. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.