Work & commute · Owyhee

Work & commute in Owyhee, NV

About one in 3 of Owyhee’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Jackpot (25%), Elko (12%) and Reno (2%). Half commute less than 74 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

36%

65 of 179 working residents

Typical commute

74 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 114 Owyhee residents head out of town to work, 65 work right here, and 150 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Owyhee.

114live here, work elsewhere

65live and work here

150work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Owyhee goes to work

Owyhee (in town)right here

36%65

Jackpot79.7 mi away

25%45

Elko78.9 mi away

12%22

Reno251.6 mi away

2%4

Twin Falls, ID99.8 mi away

2%3

Winnemucca102.8 mi away

2%3

Las Vegas396.9 mi away

2%3

Salt Lake City, UT236.2 mi away

2%3

West Wendover137.9 mi away

1%2

Carlin83.8 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

15%27

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

How far

How far Owyhee commutes

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

37%

61%

37%Under 10 mi

0%10–24 mi

1%25–50 mi

61%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Owyhee is balanced between jobs and homes

1.20jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Owyhee are

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

Jobs based in Owyhee

215 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)74%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month47%

Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Owyhee residents hold

179 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month47%

+2289%

Jobs based in Owyhee, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 215. 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.