Nellis AFB has 2.8 jobs for every working resident: 2,676 people commute in to work
Family incomes here are lower than in 82% of U.S. towns. Employers in Nellis AFB report 2,685 jobs for 949 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 1% of workers, against 12% across Nevada.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Nellis AFB in brief
Nellis AFB is where the jobs are
Nellis AFB has 2,685 jobs, 2.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
The jobs in Nellis AFB pay better than its residents’ jobs
87% of the jobs based in Nellis AFB pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 44% of the jobs Nellis AFB residents hold. 100% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Nellis AFB. The jobs ↓
Nellis AFB and Las Vegas trade workers both ways
Las Vegas is the top workplace for Nellis AFB residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Nellis AFB come from (28% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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; with 949 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Nellis AFB
On family income, poverty and job access, Nellis AFB is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #5 of 42 in Nevada. Job access by car holds Nellis AFB’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); family income pulls it down ($68,627, U.S. $99,999). It also does well on the poverty rate.
14% of Nellis AFB’s residents are college students, and off-campus students count in the Census poverty figures. Where students are 15% or more of the people the Census checks for poverty (16% here), the grade uses the rate without them: 4.5%, against 3.6% for all residents. Unemployment (27.8%) is left out here: students looking for part-time work count as unemployed. Income is ranked as median family income ($68,627), since student households pull the household median down ($68,652).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for family income and poverty, Nellis AFB could be anywhere from B to A.
Nellis AFB on a workday afternoon
On a workday 940 residents head out to work and 9 work right here.
About 6,800 people are in Nellis AFB on a workday afternoon, 34% more 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.
87% of the jobs in Nellis AFB pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nellis AFB, 2013 → 2023: 1,690 → 2,685. 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 Nellis AFB’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting in to Nellis AFB: where workers come from
Where Nellis AFB clocks in
22% of workers
21% of workers
17% 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.
Commuting from Nellis AFB: about 17 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nellis AFB workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,858 commuters (the 1% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Nellis AFB
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.
Nellis AFB is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,870 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 50% 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 21.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 1.4% of Nellis AFB households have no vehicle (Nevada 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Nellis AFB’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,137th of 3,627: where Nellis AFB ranks among U.S. towns of 3,600 to 6,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 590 | Johnson Lane NV | 6,467 | $121K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,135 | Epsom NH | 5,057 | $98K | 3.4% | 3.7% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,136 | North Sewickley Township PA | 5,441 | $77K | 2.9% | 4.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,137 | Nellis AFB NV | 5,087 | $69K | 3.6% | 27.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,138 | Cave Creek AZ | 5,160 | $107K | 7.2% | 2.7% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,139 | St. Joseph Township IL | 5,436 | $116K | 5.5% | 5.2% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,648 | Minden NV | 3,707 | $100K | 13.3% | 2.1% | 23% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,042 | Moapa Valley NV | 6,684 | $89K | 5.8% | 4.1% | 13% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,627 | 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 Nellis AFB, the top three, the last and three more from Nevada.
Next door is work for 23% of Nellis AFB
The biggest share goes to North Las Vegas (17%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nellis AFB workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nellis AFB | – | B+ | A− | 17 min | $68,652 |
| Sunrise Manor | 6% | C | A | 28 min | $58,421 |
| North Las Vegas | 17% | B− | A− | 27 min | $79,542 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nellis AFB’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.
- Students. 14% of residents are college students; the poverty input leaves off-campus students out (above).
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Nellis AFB: questions
What is the median household income in Nellis AFB?
$68,652 (±$10,409) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nellis AFB?
3.6% of residents live below the poverty line; leaving out college students, 4.5%. Nevada: 12.4%.
How long is the commute from Nellis AFB?
17 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nellis AFB work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Las Vegas (22%, 12 mi), Paradise (21%, 12 mi), North Las Vegas (17%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Nellis AFB walkable?
Nellis AFB is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nellis AFB without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nellis AFB, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nellis AFB
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.