Work & commute · Ely

Work & commute in Ely, NV

61% of Ely’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Elko (3%), McGill (2%) and Winnemucca (1%). Half commute less than 1 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

61%

1,035 of 1,696 working residents

Typical commute

1 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 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 661 Ely residents head out of town to work, 1,035 work right here, and 1,698 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ely.

661live here, work elsewhere

1,035live and work here

1,698work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ely goes to work

Ely (in town)right here

61%1,035

Elko118.6 mi away

3%47

McGill10.7 mi away

2%32

Winnemucca191.1 mi away

1%19

North Las Vegas205.9 mi away

1%17

Paradise220 mi away

1%15

Lund28.7 mi away

1%13

Reno266.5 mi away

1%12

West Wendover110.2 mi away

1%10

Las Vegas210.5 mi away

1%10

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%486

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

How far

How far Ely commutes

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

70%

25%

70%Under 10 mi

3%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ely is a job hub

1.61jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Ely are

2,733 jobs are based in Ely. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ely’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ely

2,733 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month65%

Jobs Ely residents hold

1,696 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+7%

Jobs based in Ely, 2013 → 2023: 2,556 → 2,733. 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.