Photo: TheConduqtor · CC BY-SA 3.0Reno draws about half of Washoe Valley’s working residents
Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Washoe Valley is better than 59% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D). Only 3% work in Washoe Valley itself; outside it, Reno draws the most (46%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Washoe Valley, in brief
Nearly half of Washoe Valley works in Reno
619 working residents, 46%, have their main job in Reno, 18 miles away. That’s 15 times as many as work in Washoe Valley itself. The commute map ↓
Washoe Valley is a place people come home to
There are 175 jobs based in Washoe Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Washoe Valley has about 2,200 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Washoe Valley
Household income holds Washoe Valley’s grade up ($122,614, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Washoe Valley could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Where Washoe Valley goes to work
Where Washoe Valley clocks in
46% of workers
14% of workers
10% 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.
Who leaves Washoe Valley for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,292 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 134 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Washoe Valley on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.13 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
37% of the jobs in Washoe Valley make or build things
175 jobs are based in Washoe Valley.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washoe Valley, 2014 → 2024: 109 → 175. 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 Washoe Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Washoe Valley spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Washoe Valley workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,324 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.
How far it is to work from Washoe Valley
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.
For most of Washoe Valley, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,478 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.0% of Washoe Valley households have no vehicle (Nevada 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Washoe Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,593 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,500, Washoe Valley comes 1,801st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,799 | Granite Hills CA | 3,795 | $156K | 12.3% | 12.4% | 2% | B |
| 1,800 | Hurlburt Field FL | 2,951 | $62K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1% | B |
| 1,801 | Washoe Valley NV | 3,315 | $123K | 5.8% | 6.8% | 3% | B |
| 1,802 | Enochville NC | 3,321 | $66K | 18.6% | 0.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,803 | Milton Township OH | 2,957 | $69K | 13.1% | 2.6% | 8% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,832 | Minden NV | 3,707 | $100K | 13.3% | 2.1% | 21% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,631 | Ely NV | 3,946 | $78K | 7.6% | 3.9% | 44% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,819 | Lemmon Valley NV | 4,412 | $76K | 9.0% | 10.9% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,593 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Washoe Valley, the top three, the last and three more from Nevada.
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 Washoe Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Washoe Valley?
$122,614 (±$24,286) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washoe Valley?
5.8%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washoe Valley?
26 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washoe Valley work?
3% work in town.
Is Washoe Valley walkable?
Washoe Valley is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washoe Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Washoe Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Washoe Valley
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.