Fish Springs has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Commuters spend 34 minutes getting to work on average; the Nevada average is 25, the U.S. 26. 50 jobs are based in Fish Springs, against 231 working residents. Hardly any stay in Fish Springs for work; outside it, Minden is the main destination (16%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Fish Springs stands out on work
Fish Springs is a place people come home to
There are 50 jobs based in Fish Springs, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fish Springs has about 350 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fish Springs workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 25 across Nevada. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 231 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Fish Springs on a workday afternoon
On a workday 230 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Fish Springs on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Fish Springs’ commute takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fish Springs workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 197 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where Fish Springs goes to work
Where Fish Springs clocks in
16% of workers
15% of workers
11% 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.
86% of the jobs in Fish Springs make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fish Springs, 2014 → 2024: 21 → 50. 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 Fish Springs’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Fish Springs commutes less than 16 miles
About 15% 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.
Around Fish Springs: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to East Valley (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fish Springs workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Springs | – | — | — | 34 min | $102,639 |
| East Valley | 6% | B+ | D− | 31 min | $125,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fish Springs’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 Fish Springs: questions
What is the median household income in Fish Springs?
$102,639 (±$21,629) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fish Springs?
4.9%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fish Springs?
34 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fish Springs work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minden (16%, 6 mi), Carson City (15%, 15 mi), Reno (11%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fish Springs without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fish Springs, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fish Springs
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.