Work & commute · Fernley

Work & commute in Fernley, NV

About one in 5 of Fernley’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Reno (24%), Sparks (11%) and Yerington (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

20%

2,228 of 10,964 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 8,736 Fernley residents head out of town to work, 2,228 work right here, and 2,416 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Fernley.

8,736live here, work elsewhere

2,228live and work here

2,416work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Fernley goes to work

Reno35.2 mi away

24%2,604

Fernley (in town)right here

20%2,228

Sparks28 mi away

11%1,234

Yerington42.3 mi away

4%454

Carson41.2 mi away

4%386

Fallon22.8 mi away

2%198

Paradise326.5 mi away

1%93

Las Vegas314.2 mi away

1%78

Spanish Springs26.3 mi away

1%61

Henderson334.9 mi away

0%47

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%3,581

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

How far

How far Fernley commutes

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

22%

47%

22%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

47%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Fernley is a commuter town

0.42jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.42 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Fernley are

4,644 jobs are based in Fernley. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fernley’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Fernley

4,644 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)42%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Fernley residents hold

10,964 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)44%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+29%

Jobs based in Fernley, 2013 → 2023: 3,593 → 4,644. 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.