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Jobs & commute in Shoshone

About half of Shoshone’s working residents commute to Lone Pine

Hardly any work in Shoshone itself; outside it, Lone Pine draws the most (50%, 108 miles). Shoshone has 27 jobs for 2 working residents.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Shoshone

On a workday 2 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.

2live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
27work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night18
Workday43
18live here− 2head out to work+ 27come in to work= 43on a workday

About 43 people are in Shoshone on a workday afternoon, 139% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
13.50jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

13.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the people who work in Shoshone live

Bakersfield: 1 workers live here (4%)North Las Vegas: 1 workers live here (4%)Las Vegas: 1 workers live here (4%)Keeler: 1 workers live here (4%)Winton: 1 workers live here (4%)Olancha: 2 workers live here (7%)North Edwards: 2 workers live here (7%)Lone Pine: 3 workers live here (11%)ShoshoneSpring Valley: 2 workers live here (7%)Pahrump: 9 workers live here (33%)PahrumpLone PineOlanchaNorth EdwardsSpring ValleyBakersfieldShoshone
1
Pahrump, NV25.5 mi away
33%9
2
Lone Pine107.9 mi away
11%3
3
Olancha97.2 mi away
7%2
4
North Edwards105.2 mi away
7%2
57%2
6
Bakersfield158.9 mi away
4%1
74%1
8
Las Vegas, NV61.3 mi away
4%1
9
Keeler94.9 mi away
4%1
10
Winton258.7 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
15%4

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

The jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Shoshone

Jobs based in ShoshoneJobs Shoshone residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%0%
Trade, transport & utilities0%0%
Services: health, schools, offices100%100%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less37%0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month44%100%
Over $3,333 a month19%0%

Who does it

29 or younger19%0%
30 to 5426%50%
55 and older56%50%
+13%

Jobs based in Shoshone, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 27. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Shoshone’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Shoshone’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLone Pine: 50% · 107.9 miLone Pine 50%Shoshone
ShoshoneTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
0%10–24 mi0 residents
50%25–50 mi1 residents
50%Over 50 mi1 residents

About 50% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
  • Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Shoshone: questions

What is the poverty rate in Shoshone?

0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Shoshone work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Shoshone, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Shoshone

Shoshone home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.