Summerlin South’s household incomes are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 4.8% of residents, next to 12.4% for Nevada as a whole. The two grades for Summerlin South are A for jobs and income and B for walkability. 20% of workers have no commute at all; Nevada has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Summerlin South at work: what stands out
Jobs in Summerlin South have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Summerlin South went from 5,766 in 2014 to 14,842 in 2024, +157%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Summerlin South works one town over
42% of working residents work in a town that borders Summerlin South: Las Vegas (29%) and Spring Valley (13%). Next door ↓
Most Summerlin South residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 6% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Summerlin South
20% of Summerlin South workers work from home, against 12% across Nevada. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Summerlin South’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Summerlin South is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #1 of 42 in Nevada. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Summerlin South could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The 14,842 jobs based in Summerlin South
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Summerlin South, 2014 → 2024: 5,766 → 14,842. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Summerlin South’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Summerlin South
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily trip from Summerlin South: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Summerlin South workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,514 commuters (the 20% 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.
A workday in Summerlin South: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 11,413 residents head out to work, 835 work right here, and 14,007 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 (1.21 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
29% of working residents work in Las Vegas
Where Summerlin South clocks in
29% of workers
23% of workers
13% 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.
Driving is how Summerlin South gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Summerlin South is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #31 of 42 in Nevada. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.6% across Nevada.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 14,401 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 31% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 6% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 87% 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 Summerlin South households have no vehicle (Nevada 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Summerlin South’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Summerlin South is 152nd among 1,334 U.S. towns of 22,000 to 42,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 150 | Bethel Park PA | 32,074 | $107K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 10% | A |
| 151 | Fruit Cove FL | 35,877 | $142K | 2.7% | 2.8% | 5% | A |
| 152 | Summerlin South NV | 31,354 | $117K | 4.8% | 3.1% | 7% | A |
| 153 | Cottage Lake WA | 22,518 | $213K | 3.2% | 4.1% | 2% | A |
| 154 | Canton MA | 25,165 | $143K | 5.2% | 3.8% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,089 | Sun Valley NV | 22,228 | $77K | 16.8% | 6.7% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,146 | Fernley NV | 26,214 | $90K | 12.8% | 5.5% | 20% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 1,154 | Mesquite NV | 24,001 | $75K | 10.6% | 5.7% | 56% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 1,334 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 16% | 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 Summerlin South, the top three, the last and three more from Nevada.
42% of Summerlin South works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Las Vegas (29%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Summerlin South workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerlin South | – | A | B | 23 min | $117,035 |
| Spring Valley | 13% | B− | A− | 23 min | $74,511 |
| Las Vegas | 29% | B− | A | 26 min | $73,877 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Summerlin South’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 2024, 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 Summerlin South: questions
What is the median household income in Summerlin South?
$117,035 (±$10,289) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Summerlin South?
4.8%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Summerlin South?
23 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Summerlin South work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Las Vegas (29%, 8 mi), Paradise (23%, 11 mi), Spring Valley (13%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Summerlin South walkable?
Summerlin South is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 10.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Summerlin South without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 6% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Summerlin South, from the people who make the trip.
More of Summerlin South
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.