Work & commute · Pahrump

Work & commute in Pahrump, NV

About one in 4 of Pahrump’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Paradise (12%), Las Vegas (11%) and Tonopah (9%). Half commute less than 46 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

28%

4,006 of 14,133 working residents

Typical commute

46 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 10,127 Pahrump residents head out of town to work, 4,006 work right here, and 2,163 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Pahrump.

10,127live here, work elsewhere

4,006live and work here

2,163work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Pahrump goes to work

Pahrump (in town)right here

28%4,006

Paradise49 mi away

12%1,709

Las Vegas40.8 mi away

11%1,568

Tonopah145.1 mi away

9%1,297

North Las Vegas50.8 mi away

6%784

Henderson56.4 mi away

5%768

Spring Valley41.9 mi away

5%683

Enterprise45.4 mi away

4%594

Sunrise Manor53 mi away

2%302

Winchester48.3 mi away

1%125

Everywhere elseother towns and states

16%2,297

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

How far

How far Pahrump commutes

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

27%

36%

35%

27%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

36%25–50 mi

35%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Pahrump is a commuter town

0.44jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Pahrump are

6,169 jobs are based in Pahrump. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pahrump’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Pahrump

6,169 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs Pahrump residents hold

14,133 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+38%

Jobs based in Pahrump, 2013 → 2023: 4,481 → 6,169. 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.