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Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average; the Nevada average is 25, the U.S. 26. Household incomes here are lower than in 75% of U.S. towns. About one in three work in Paradise; the top destination outside it is Las Vegas (18%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Paradise in brief
Paradise fills up on a workday
Paradise has 294,920 jobs, 3.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 399,000 people are in town, more than double the 186,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Paradise residents work close to home
83% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 5% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Much of Paradise works one town over
48% of working residents work in a town that borders Paradise: Las Vegas (18%), Henderson (11%) and Enterprise (7%). Next door ↓
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.
Where Paradise’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Paradise is better than 30% of U.S. towns, #31 of 42 in Nevada. Job access by car holds Paradise’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Paradise stays C.
A workday in Paradise: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 51,408 residents head out to work, 30,765 work right here, and 264,155 people come in from elsewhere.
About 399,000 people are in Paradise on a workday afternoon, 114% more than live here.
3.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Paradise
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.
Where the people who work in Paradise live
Where Paradise clocks in
18% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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 294,920 jobs based in Paradise
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paradise, 2013 → 2023: 276,537 → 294,920. 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 Paradise’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Paradise: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paradise workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 77,385 commuters (the 12% 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.
Paradise is more walkable than 96% 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 87,742 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 93% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 26% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 12.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% 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). 14.6% of Paradise households have no vehicle (Nevada 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Paradise’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
127th of 155: where Paradise ranks among U.S. towns of 130,000 to 251,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Hempstead NY | 238,982 | $158K | 4.5% | 4.1% | 20% | A |
| 2 | Frisco TX | 236,955 | $150K | 3.6% | 4.6% | 14% | A |
| 3 | Olathe KS | 150,025 | $114K | 5.6% | 2.7% | 26% | A |
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| 50 | Enterprise NV | 240,464 | $98K | 8.7% | 6.1% | 11% | B+ |
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| 88 | Spring Valley NV | 219,187 | $75K | 12.2% | 7.6% | 13% | B− |
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| 125 | Palmdale CA | 161,845 | $82K | 15.7% | 8.3% | 15% | C |
| 126 | Waco TX | 147,788 | $54K | 23.1% | 4.6% | 49% | C |
| 127 | Paradise NV | 185,913 | $59K | 17.6% | 9.8% | 37% | C |
| 128 | Mobile AL | 200,824 | $54K | 18.4% | 5.6% | 62% | C |
| 129 | Eugene OR | 178,618 | $67K | 19.0% | 7.6% | 56% | C |
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| 132 | Sunrise Manor NV | 200,218 | $58K | 20.2% | 9.2% | 7% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 155 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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 Paradise, the top three, the last and three more from Nevada.
The towns next door employ 48% of Paradise
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paradise workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | – | C | A+ | 23 min | $59,190 |
| Henderson | 11% | B | B+ | 24 min | $90,138 |
| Winchester | 3% | C− | A+ | 26 min | $50,120 |
| Enterprise | 7% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $98,462 |
| Sunrise Manor | 3% | C | A | 28 min | $58,421 |
| Whitney | under 1% | C+ | A− | 28 min | $67,155 |
| Spring Valley | 6% | B− | A− | 23 min | $74,511 |
| Las Vegas | 18% | B− | A | 26 min | $73,877 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Las Vegas. Darker towns draw more of Paradise’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 Paradise: questions
What is the median household income in Paradise?
$59,190 (±$2,231) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paradise?
17.6%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paradise?
23 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paradise work?
37% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Las Vegas (18%, 12 mi), Henderson (11%, 8 mi), Enterprise (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Paradise walkable?
Paradise is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Paradise without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 26% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paradise, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paradise
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.