Photo: Greenstrat at English Wikipedia · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Whitney works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute from Whitney lasts 28 minutes (Nevada 25, U.S. 26). 3,582 jobs are based in Whitney, and 21,450 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Whitney itself; outside it, Paradise draws the most (32%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Whitney
Much of Whitney works one town over
52% of working residents work in a town that borders Whitney: Paradise (32%), Henderson (16%) and Sunrise Manor (4%). Next door ↓
Most Whitney residents work close to home
73% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Whitney is a place people come home to
There are 3,582 jobs based in Whitney, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Whitney has about 29,000 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Whitney’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 28 minutes, longer than the Nevada average of 25. Time on the road ↓
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 Whitney’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Whitney is better than 42% of U.S. towns, #24 of 42 in Nevada. Job access by car holds Whitney’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.9%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Whitney could be anywhere from C to B−.
The commute from Whitney, by distance
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.
How many people are in Whitney by day
On a workday 21,173 residents head out to work, 277 work right here, and 3,305 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29,000 people are in Whitney on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Time on the road from Whitney: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whitney workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20,532 commuters (the 8% 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.
Commuting out of Whitney: the destinations
Where Whitney clocks in
32% of workers
19% of workers
16% 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 kinds of work in Whitney
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitney, 2013 → 2023: 3,511 → 3,582. 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 Whitney’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Whitney is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.4% 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 22,438 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 68% 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 16.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% 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). 6.5% of Whitney households have no vehicle (Nevada 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Whitney’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 941 U.S. towns of 33,000 to 64,000, Whitney comes 713th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 711 | Carson City NV | 58,571 | $72K | 10.3% | 5.5% | 46% | C+ |
| 712 | South Miami Heights FL | 38,766 | $65K | 15.5% | 5.8% | 4% | C+ |
| 713 | Whitney NV | 47,221 | $67K | 14.6% | 6.9% | 1% | C+ |
| 714 | Haines City FL | 45,973 | $66K | 16.1% | 3.9% | 7% | C+ |
| 715 | Decatur AL | 58,056 | $62K | 13.1% | 4.5% | 33% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 858 | Winchester NV | 37,081 | $50K | 23.8% | 9.0% | 6% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 935 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 28% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 941 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Whitney, the top three, the last and three more from Nevada.
The towns next door employ 52% of Whitney
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitney workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney | – | C+ | A− | 28 min | $67,155 |
| Sunrise Manor | 4% | C | A | 28 min | $58,421 |
| Henderson | 16% | B | B+ | 24 min | $90,138 |
| Paradise | 32% | C | A+ | 23 min | $59,190 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Paradise. Darker towns draw more of Whitney’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 Whitney: questions
What is the median household income in Whitney?
$67,155 (±$4,064) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whitney?
14.6%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whitney?
28 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whitney work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paradise (32%, 6 mi), Las Vegas (19%, 16 mi), Henderson (16%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Whitney walkable?
Whitney is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Whitney without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 6% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whitney, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitney
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.