More people are out of work in Lemmon Valley (10.9%) than in 96% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 6% of workers, next to 12% for Nevada as a whole. Lemmon Valley grades C+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Working residents average 30 minutes each way, next to 25 for Nevada and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lemmon Valley: the figures worth knowing
More than half of Lemmon Valley works in Reno
1,648 working residents, 61%, have their main job in Reno, 9.6 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Lemmon Valley itself. The commute map ↓
Lemmon Valley is a place people come home to
There are 171 jobs based in Lemmon Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lemmon Valley has about 1,900 people in it, 58% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lemmon Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 25 across Nevada. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 38 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Lemmon Valley
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lemmon Valley is better than 39% of U.S. towns, #26 of 42 in Nevada. Job access by car holds Lemmon Valley’s grade up (ahead of 59% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lemmon Valley could be anywhere from C− to B+.
61% of working residents work in Reno
Where Lemmon Valley clocks in
61% of workers
14% of workers
3% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Lemmon Valley
On a workday 2,696 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 159 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Lemmon Valley on a workday afternoon, 58% fewer than live here.
0.06 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.
About 30 minutes to work from Lemmon Valley
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lemmon Valley workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,904 commuters (the 6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 47% of work in Lemmon Valley
171 jobs are based in Lemmon Valley.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lemmon Valley, 2013 → 2023: 88 → 171. 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 Lemmon Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Lemmon Valley commutes
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.
Few in Lemmon Valley walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lemmon Valley is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #33 of 42 in Nevada. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.6% across Nevada, on an EPA index of 3.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,016 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 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% 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). 3.2% of Lemmon Valley households have no vehicle (Nevada 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Lemmon Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lemmon Valley places 2,572nd of 4,000 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 1,187 | Nellis AFB NV | 5,087 | $69K | 3.6% | 27.8% | 1% | B+ |
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| 1,726 | Washoe Valley NV | 3,315 | $123K | 5.8% | 6.8% | 3% | B |
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| 1,752 | Minden NV | 3,707 | $100K | 13.3% | 2.1% | 23% | B |
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| 2,570 | Montebello Township IL | 3,189 | $60K | 12.6% | 2.4% | 14% | C+ |
| 2,571 | Ghent NY | 5,210 | $82K | 16.4% | 3.5% | 15% | C+ |
| 2,572 | Lemmon Valley NV | 4,412 | $76K | 9.0% | 10.9% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,573 | Frontenac KS | 3,443 | $59K | 8.7% | 4.5% | 13% | C+ |
| 2,574 | Granite Quarry NC | 3,129 | $58K | 8.3% | 6.1% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Lemmon Valley, the top three, the last and three more from Nevada.
61% of Lemmon Valley works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lemmon Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemmon Valley | – | C+ | C+ | 30 min | $76,029 |
| Reno | 61% | B− | A | 20 min | $80,760 |
| Golden Valley | under 1% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $93,456 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Reno. Darker towns draw more of Lemmon 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 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 Lemmon Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Lemmon Valley?
$76,029 (±$12,288) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lemmon Valley?
9.0%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lemmon Valley?
30 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lemmon Valley work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reno (61%, 10 mi), Sparks (14%, 10 mi), Carson City (3%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lemmon Valley walkable?
Lemmon Valley is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lemmon Valley without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lemmon Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lemmon Valley
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.