Spring Creek is a medium-sized town located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 14,967 people and four associated neighborhoods, Spring Creek is the 13th largest community in Nevada.
A relatively large number of people in Spring Creek telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In Spring Creek, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.03 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
In Spring Creek, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Spring Creek is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The population of Spring Creek overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Spring Creek, 23.06% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Spring Creek in 2022 was $42,959, which is upper middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,836 for a family of four. However, Spring Creek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Spring Creek is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Spring Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spring Creek residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Spring Creek include German, English, Irish, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Spring Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.