Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Dayton commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 2,032 jobs in Dayton; 6,863 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Dayton is better than 46% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (D). Measured by household income, Dayton is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Dayton
Jobs in Dayton have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Dayton went from 872 in 2013 to 2,032 in 2023, +133%. The jobs ↓
Dayton and Carson City trade workers both ways
Carson City is the top workplace for Dayton residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Dayton come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Dayton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 25 across Nevada. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Dayton are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Dayton’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Dayton’s grade up (5.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dayton could be anywhere from C to B+.
What Dayton’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dayton, 2013 → 2023: 872 → 2,032. 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 Dayton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
31% of working residents work in Carson City
Where Dayton clocks in
31% of workers
18% 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.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Nevada
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dayton workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,292 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.
How a workday changes Dayton
On a workday 6,111 residents head out to work, 752 work right here, and 1,280 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Dayton on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
How far Dayton goes to work
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.
The commute in Dayton is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,123 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.7% of Dayton households have no vehicle (Nevada 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Dayton’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Dayton ranks: 1,417th of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 478 | Spanish Springs NV | 17,980 | $128K | 2.9% | 2.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 795 | Cold Springs NV | 11,321 | $94K | 3.9% | 3.2% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,234 | Gardnerville Ranchos NV | 12,114 | $88K | 9.5% | 2.1% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,415 | D'Iberville MS | 13,557 | $66K | 18.8% | 3.1% | 13% | B− |
| 1,416 | Gulfport FL | 11,404 | $71K | 13.4% | 6.2% | 7% | B− |
| 1,417 | Dayton NV | 15,781 | $103K | 5.2% | 6.8% | 11% | B− |
| 1,418 | Westview FL | 12,107 | $58K | 20.9% | 3.9% | 1% | B− |
| 1,419 | Millbrook AL | 17,623 | $70K | 7.8% | 6.6% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Dayton, the top three, the last and three more from Nevada.
Around Dayton: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dayton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton | – | B− | D | 31 min | $102,819 |
| Silver City | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Silver City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dayton’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 Dayton: questions
What is the median household income in Dayton?
$102,819 (±$8,447) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dayton?
5.2%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dayton?
31 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dayton work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carson City (31%, 14 mi), Reno (18%, 25 mi), Sparks (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dayton walkable?
Dayton is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dayton without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dayton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dayton
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.