Households in East Valley have higher incomes than those in 90% of U.S. towns
East Valley grades B+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability. The poverty rate is 4.9% (Nevada 12.4%). Only 7% work in East Valley; the top destination outside it is Minden (15%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in East Valley, in brief
East Valley makes and builds things
84% of the jobs based in East Valley are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs East Valley residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. The jobs ↓
East Valley is where the jobs are
East Valley has 988 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
The jobs in East Valley pay better than its residents’ jobs
92% of the jobs based in East Valley pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 64% of the jobs East Valley residents hold. 97% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside East Valley. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 512 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How East Valley earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, East Valley is better than 66% of U.S. towns. Household income holds East Valley’s grade up ($125,417, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: East Valley’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, East Valley could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
East Valley makes things: 84% of its jobs are in goods
988 jobs are based in East Valley.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Valley, 2014 → 2024: 1,026 → 988. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs East Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
East Valley on a workday afternoon
On a workday 478 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 954 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in East Valley on a workday afternoon, 37% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where East Valley’s workforce comes from
Where East Valley clocks in
15% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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.
From East Valley, about 31 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Valley workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 374 commuters (the 18% 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 commute from East Valley, by distance
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of East Valley, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, East Valley is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place East Valley near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 455 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of East Valley households have no vehicle (Nevada 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of East Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, East Valley is 969th among 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 92 | Mogul NV | 1,050 | $145K | 2.3% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 499 | Verdi NV | 1,012 | $81K | 3.0% | 6.4% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 790 | Osino NV | 1,341 | $93K | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 967 | Clay Township IN | 1,661 | $92K | 5.3% | 1.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 968 | Hutchinson Township MN | 1,219 | $109K | 6.0% | 1.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 969 | East Valley NV | 1,283 | $125K | 4.9% | 3.7% | 7% | B+ |
| 970 | Union Hall VA | 1,445 | $103K | 4.4% | 3.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 971 | Brookfield Township MI | 1,472 | $87K | 7.3% | 2.4% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 East Valley, the top three, the last and three more from Nevada.
How East Valley compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Gardnerville (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Valley | – | B+ | D− | 31 min | $125,417 |
| Gardnerville | 8% | C+ | A | 22 min | $62,267 |
| Fish Springs | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fish Springs: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Valley’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 2024, 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 East Valley: questions
What is the median household income in East Valley?
$125,417 (±$29,616) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Valley?
4.9%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Valley?
31 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Valley work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minden (15%, 4 mi), Reno (13%, 43 mi), Carson City (13%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is East Valley walkable?
East Valley is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around East Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Valley
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.