With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Lakeridge works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Lakeridge for work; outside it, Reno is the main destination (13%, 36 miles). 23 jobs are based in Lakeridge for 71 working residents. Home is the office for 30% of workers (Nevada 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lakeridge quiets down on a workday
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Lakeridge on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Commuting out of Lakeridge: the destinations
Where Lakeridge clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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.
65% of the jobs in Lakeridge pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lakeridge, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 23. 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 Lakeridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lakeridge
of Lakeridge workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 30% 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 Lakeridge, by distance
About 34% 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.
Around Lakeridge: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lakeridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeridge | – | — | — | — | — |
| Skyland | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Skyland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lakeridge’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 Lakeridge: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lakeridge?
0.0%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lakeridge work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reno (13%, 36 mi), Stateline (13%, 5 mi), South Lake Tahoe (10%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lakeridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lakeridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lakeridge
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.