Derby Diversion Dam · Public domainMost of Wadsworth commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
56 jobs are based in Wadsworth; 281 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Wadsworth; the top destination outside it is Reno (17%, 30 miles). Working residents average 22 minutes each way, where Nevada has 25 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Wadsworth stands out on work
Wadsworth’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wadsworth is Reno, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (48) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Wadsworth is a place people come home to
There are 56 jobs based in Wadsworth, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wadsworth has about 480 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 281 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Wadsworth’s workers travel
About 15% 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 daily commute in and out of Wadsworth
On a workday 277 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Wadsworth on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer 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.
The towns that employ Wadsworth’s residents
Where Wadsworth clocks in
17% of workers
6% 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.
77% of the jobs in Wadsworth pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wadsworth, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 56. 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 Wadsworth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way, quicker than most of Nevada
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wadsworth workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 263 commuters (the 10% 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.
The towns around Wadsworth
The biggest share goes to Fernley (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Wadsworth’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 Wadsworth: questions
What is the median household income in Wadsworth?
$63,056 (±$14,091) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wadsworth?
21.8%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wadsworth?
22 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wadsworth work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reno (17%, 30 mi), Nixon (15%, 14 mi), Sparks (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wadsworth without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wadsworth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wadsworth
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.