Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0Blue Diamond has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 22% of workers, the job is at home; Nevada has 12%. There are 59 jobs in Blue Diamond for 122 working residents. Only 2% work in Blue Diamond; the top destination outside it is Las Vegas (31%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Blue Diamond
On a workday 120 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Blue Diamond on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Blue Diamond to work: where people go
Where Blue Diamond clocks in
31% of workers
22% of workers
6% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blue Diamond, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 59. 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 Blue Diamond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Blue Diamond: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blue Diamond workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 146 commuters (the 22% 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.
How far Blue Diamond’s workers travel
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.
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 Blue Diamond: questions
What is the median household income in Blue Diamond?
$94,821 (±$60,830) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blue Diamond?
8.5%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blue Diamond?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blue Diamond work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Las Vegas (31%, 16 mi), Paradise (22%, 16 mi), Henderson (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blue Diamond 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 Blue Diamond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blue Diamond
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.