Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0Work means Mesquite for more than half of Bunkerville’s working residents
The trip to work takes 10 minutes on average; Nevada averages 25, the U.S. 26. 26% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Nevada as a whole. There are 39 jobs in Bunkerville; 333 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bunkerville at work: what stands out
Bunkerville is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in Bunkerville, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bunkerville has about 76 people in it, 79% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
44% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 333 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Bunkerville: the destinations
Where Bunkerville clocks in
51% of workers
13% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Bunkerville
On a workday 330 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 76 people are in Bunkerville on a workday afternoon, 79% fewer than live here.
0.12 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Bunkerville
About 44% 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.
Making and building: 56% of jobs based in Bunkerville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bunkerville, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 39. 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 Bunkerville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Bunkerville: about 10 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bunkerville workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 89 commuters (the 26% 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.
51% of Bunkerville works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bunkerville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunkerville | – | — | — | 10 min | $78,237 |
| Mesquite | 51% | C | A− | 19 min | $75,227 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mesquite. Darker towns draw more of Bunkerville’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 Bunkerville: questions
What is the median household income in Bunkerville?
$78,237 (±$23,317) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bunkerville?
0.0%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bunkerville?
10 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bunkerville work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Bunkerville 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 Bunkerville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bunkerville
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.