Where Bennett Springs earns its living
No jobs are based in Bennett Springs in the Census job records; 45 of its residents work elsewhere. Working from home is the commute for 84% of workers, against 12% across Nevada. Hardly any work in Bennett Springs; the top destination outside it is Pioche (31%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bennett Springs quiets down on a workday
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 56 people are in Bennett Springs on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where Bennett Springs goes to work
Where Bennett Springs clocks in
7% of workers
7% of workersLines 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.
Working from home in Bennett Springs
of Bennett Springs workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 commuters (the 84% who work from home are left out). Across Nevada: 80% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bennett Springs
About 53% 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.
Bennett Springs and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bennett Springs workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Springs | – | — | — | — | — |
| Caliente | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Caliente: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bennett Springs’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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.
Jobs and commuting in Bennett Springs: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bennett Springs?
0.0%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bennett Springs work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pioche (31%, 16 mi), Ely (7%, 109 mi), Las Vegas (7%, 111 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bennett Springs without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bennett Springs, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bennett Springs
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.