Work & commute · Ruth

Work & commute in Ruth, NV

Most working residents leave Ruth for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ely (66%), Elko (4%) and Reno (2%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 129 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 129 Ruth residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ruth.

129live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

6work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ruth goes to work

Ely6.5 mi away

66%85

Elko115.3 mi away

4%5

Reno260.1 mi away

2%3

Carson254.8 mi away

2%3

Las Vegas211 mi away

2%2

St. George, UT170.4 mi away

2%2

McGill14.2 mi away

2%2

Lund28.7 mi away

2%2

Paradise220.7 mi away

2%2

Brentwood, CA374.9 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

17%22

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

How far

How far Ruth commutes

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

72%

24%

72%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ruth is a commuter town

0.05jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ruth are

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

Jobs based in Ruth

6 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)50%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less50%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Ruth residents hold

129 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−88%

Jobs based in Ruth, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 6. 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.