Work & commute · Washoe Valley

Work & commute in Washoe Valley, NV

Most working residents leave Washoe Valley for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Reno (46%), Carson (15%) and Sparks (11%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

34 of 1,346 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,312 Washoe Valley residents head out of town to work, 34 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Washoe Valley.

1,312live here, work elsewhere

34live and work here

109work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Washoe Valley goes to work

Reno18.2 mi away

46%622

Carson9.7 mi away

15%197

Sparks19.8 mi away

11%150

Washoe Valley (in town)right here

3%34

Paradise336.7 mi away

1%20

Las Vegas324.6 mi away

1%12

Spring Valley331.1 mi away

1%12

North Las Vegas329.4 mi away

1%11

Incline Village9.3 mi away

1%10

Dayton12.5 mi away

1%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

20%270

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

How far

How far Washoe Valley commutes

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

23%

63%

11%

23%Under 10 mi

63%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

11%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Washoe Valley is a commuter town

0.11jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Washoe Valley are

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

Jobs based in Washoe Valley

143 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Washoe Valley residents hold

1,346 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month69%

+35%

Jobs based in Washoe Valley, 2013 → 2023: 106 → 143. 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.