Photo: MojaveNC at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0About two in three of Lund’s working residents commute to Ely
Employers in Lund report 39 jobs; 84 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lund itself; outside it, Ely draws the most (69%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Lund on a workday
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 77 people are in Lund on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.46 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.
The towns that employ Lund’s residents
Where Lund clocks in
69% of workers
2% 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.
Jobs in Lund: what the 39 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lund, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 39. 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 Lund’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Lund’s workers travel
About 16% 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.
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 Lund: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lund?
0.0%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lund work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lund, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lund
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.