Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Skyland
33 jobs are based in Skyland; 40 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Skyland for work; outside it, South Lake Tahoe is the main destination (20%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Skyland
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
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 Skyland: the destinations
Where Skyland clocks in
20% of workers
20% of workers
8% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Skyland
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Skyland, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 33. 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 Skyland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Skyland
of Skyland workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Skyland
About 23% 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.
The towns next door employ 28% of Skyland
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Skyland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyland | – | — | — | — | $89,792 |
| Zephyr Cove | 8% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lakeridge | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Kingsbury | 20% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $96,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Zephyr Cove and Lakeridge: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Kingsbury. Darker towns draw more of Skyland’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Skyland workers work outside Nevada. The job records count 28% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Skyland: questions
What is the median household income in Skyland?
$89,792 (±$24,183) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Skyland?
0.0%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Skyland work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Lake Tahoe (20%, 8 mi), Kingsbury (20%, 3 mi), Reno (8%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Skyland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Skyland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Skyland
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.