Photo: Vidor at en.wikipedia · Public domainJobs, pay and the trip to work in Caliente
Working residents average 16 minutes each way, where Nevada has 25 and the U.S. 26. About one in seven work in Caliente itself; outside it, Pioche draws the most (15%, 21 miles). Employers in Caliente report 243 jobs; 325 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Caliente and work: the main findings
A big share show a job far from home
52% 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 ↓
Commutes from Caliente are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 25 across Nevada. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Nevada worker. Time on the road ↓
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 325 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Caliente commutes less than 63 miles
About 52% 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.
Caliente’s commute takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caliente workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 383 commuters (the 12% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Caliente
On a workday 273 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 191 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.75 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.
Commuting out of Caliente: the destinations
Where Caliente clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Caliente: what the 243 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caliente, 2013 → 2023: 304 → 243. 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 Caliente’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Caliente and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caliente workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caliente | – | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Beaverdam | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Bennett Springs | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beaverdam and Bennett Springs: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Caliente’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 Caliente: questions
What is the poverty rate in Caliente?
4.6%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caliente?
16 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Caliente work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pioche (15%, 21 mi), Alamo (10%, 41 mi), Las Vegas (8%, 106 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Caliente without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Caliente, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caliente
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.