Work & commute · Gerlach

Work & commute in Gerlach, NV

Most working residents leave Gerlach for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Reno (53%), Sparks (17%) and South Lake Tahoe (2%). Half commute less than 81 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 58 working residents

Typical commute

81 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

50%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 58 Gerlach residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Gerlach.

58live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

136work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Gerlach goes to work

Reno80 mi away

53%31

Sparks76.3 mi away

17%10

South Lake Tahoe, CA123.1 mi away

2%1

Rancho Cordova, CA174.3 mi away

2%1

Henderson397.4 mi away

2%1

Carson105.1 mi away

2%1

Tahoe Vista, CA103.5 mi away

2%1

Sky Valley, CA495 mi away

2%1

Minden118.1 mi away

2%1

Spring Valley384.7 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

16%9

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

How far

How far Gerlach commutes

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

100%

0%Under 10 mi

0%10–24 mi

0%25–50 mi

100%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Gerlach is a job hub

2.34jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Gerlach are

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

Jobs based in Gerlach

136 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)92%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month64%

Jobs Gerlach residents hold

58 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month72%

+157%

Jobs based in Gerlach, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 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.