Photo: Rmisiak at English Wikipedia · Public domainUnemployment in Winchester (9.0%) is higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
23.8% of residents are in poverty, against 12.4% across Nevada. Measured by household income, Winchester is behind 88% of U.S. towns. Only 6% work in Winchester; the top destination outside it is Paradise (34%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Winchester stands out on work
Much of Winchester works one town over
59% of working residents work in a town that borders Winchester: Paradise (34%), Las Vegas (21%) and Sunrise Manor (4%). Next door ↓
Most Winchester residents work close to home
87% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Winchester is where the jobs are
Winchester has 29,406 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 53,000 people are in town, 42% more than the 37,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Winchester has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Winchester went from 20,775 in 2013 to 29,406 in 2023, +42%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Winchester’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Winchester is better than 23% of U.S. towns, #37 of 42 in Nevada. Job access by car holds Winchester’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Winchester could be anywhere from C− to C.
Near or far: the trip to work from Winchester
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 Winchester by day
On a workday 13,165 residents head out to work, 792 work right here, and 28,614 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53,000 people are in Winchester on a workday afternoon, 42% more than live here.
2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Winchester
29,406 jobs are based in Winchester.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winchester, 2013 → 2023: 20,775 → 29,406. 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 Winchester’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting in to Winchester: where workers come from
Where Winchester clocks in
34% of workers
21% 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Winchester
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winchester workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15,846 commuters (the 7% 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.
Winchester is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 17,038 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 33% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 13.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% 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). 17.3% of Winchester households have no vehicle (Nevada 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Winchester’s commuters take a bus or train.
U.S. towns of 26,000 to 50,000, and where Winchester sits
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
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| 127 | Summerlin South NV | 31,354 | $117K | 4.8% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 893 | Whitney NV | 47,221 | $67K | 14.6% | 6.9% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,007 | Fernley NV | 26,214 | $90K | 12.8% | 5.5% | 20% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 1,046 | Longview WA | 38,362 | $62K | 16.0% | 6.0% | 27% | C− |
| 1,047 | Del Rio TX | 34,496 | $66K | 19.0% | 4.9% | 52% | C− |
| 1,048 | Winchester NV | 37,081 | $50K | 23.8% | 9.0% | 6% | C− |
| 1,049 | University FL | 48,127 | $37K | 37.0% | 5.1% | 5% | C− |
| 1,050 | Huntsville TX | 49,088 | $48K | 23.9% | 10.9% | 32% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,162 | 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 Winchester, the top three, the last and three more from Nevada.
Winchester and its neighbors: 59% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winchester workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester | – | C− | A+ | 26 min | $50,120 |
| Las Vegas | 21% | B− | A | 26 min | $73,877 |
| Paradise | 34% | C | A+ | 23 min | $59,190 |
| Sunrise Manor | 4% | C | A | 28 min | $58,421 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Paradise. Darker towns draw more of Winchester’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 Winchester: questions
What is the median household income in Winchester?
$50,120 (±$5,435) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winchester?
23.8%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winchester?
26 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Winchester work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paradise (34%, 3 mi), Las Vegas (21%, 10 mi), North Las Vegas (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Winchester walkable?
Winchester is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.7 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Winchester without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. 33% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Winchester, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winchester
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.