Work & commute · Minden

Work & commute in Minden, NV

About one in 4 of Minden’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Carson (16%), Reno (11%) and Gardnerville (7%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

23%

312 of 1,384 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 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 1,072 Minden residents head out of town to work, 312 work right here, and 2,836 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Minden.

1,072live here, work elsewhere

312live and work here

2,836work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Minden goes to work

Minden (in town)right here

23%312

Carson13.1 mi away

16%216

Reno40.6 mi away

11%154

Gardnerville2.4 mi away

7%91

South Lake Tahoe, CA11.8 mi away

5%71

Sparks42.2 mi away

3%45

East Valley4.2 mi away

3%35

Stateline9.6 mi away

2%22

Indian Hills8.9 mi away

1%16

Paradise322.3 mi away

1%16

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%406

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

How far

How far Minden commutes

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

48%

26%

17%

10%

48%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Minden is a job hub

2.27jobs 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 Minden are

3,148 jobs are based in Minden. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Minden’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Minden

3,148 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities4%

Services (health, schools, offices…)91%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Minden residents hold

1,384 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+8%

Jobs based in Minden, 2013 → 2023: 2,922 → 3,148. 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.