Work & commute · Reno

Work & commute in Reno, NV

63% of Reno’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Sparks (13%), Carson (3%) and Paradise (1%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

63%

76,935 of 122,198 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 45,263 Reno residents head out of town to work, 76,935 work right here, and 84,524 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Reno.

45,263live here, work elsewhere

76,935live and work here

84,524work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Reno goes to work

Reno (in town)right here

63%76,935

Sparks7.4 mi away

13%15,739

Carson27.9 mi away

3%3,087

Paradise351.2 mi away

1%1,491

Truckee, CA22.9 mi away

1%1,130

Las Vegas339 mi away

1%1,124

Spanish Springs12.1 mi away

1%859

Henderson359.7 mi away

1%790

Spring Valley345.7 mi away

1%661

Incline Village20.1 mi away

1%650

Everywhere elseother towns and states

16%19,732

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

How far

How far Reno commutes

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

73%

15%

73%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Reno is balanced between jobs and homes

1.32jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.32 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Reno are

161,459 jobs are based in Reno. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Reno’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Reno

161,459 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month64%

Jobs Reno residents hold

122,198 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+24%

Jobs based in Reno, 2013 → 2023: 129,791 → 161,459. 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.