Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety21#728/924
Economy86#127/925
Housing89#100/925
Health30#648/925
Healthcare8#850/923
Environment78#207/917
Education27#672/925
Infrastructure40#556/925
Community20#737/925
Leisure & amenities88#116/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Winnemucca, NV micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Job growth · high7.3%
100/100Nevada 2.0%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Public transit commuters · high8.4%
100/100Nevada 2.2%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301
Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.391
99/100Nevada 0.467United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Public libraries · high2.3 /10k
98/100Nevada 0.3 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesAggregated from counties
Public EV charging ports · high19.7 /10k
96/100Nevada 8.3 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyAggregated from counties
Rent as share of income · low23.6%
95/100Nevada 33.1%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071

Weaknesses

Flu vaccinations · low14.0%
0/100Nevada 35.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Pharmacies · low0.0 /10k
0/100Nevada 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Mammography screening · low27.0%
1/100Nevada 36.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Drug overdose deaths · high58.4 /100k
1/100Nevada 32.0 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Traffic deaths · high34.7 /100k
3/100Nevada 12.3 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationAggregated from counties
Distance to an airport · high150 mi
4/100Nevada 17 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drug overdose deathsWorsening
17.5 /100k (2021) → 58.4 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
+234%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Drought exposureImproving
100% (2021) → 54% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
−46 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
PharmaciesWorsening
0.6 /10k (2020) → 0.0 /10k (2025)
−100%5 yearsUS 1.9 /10k → 1.8 /10k
New business applicationsImproving
6.9 /1k (2020) → 12.0 /1k (2025)
+73%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Gyms and fitness centersWorsening
2.3 /10k (2020) → 1.2 /10k (2025)
−50%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Child care cost burdenImproving
31.1% (2020 & 2021) → 21.3% (2023 & 2024)
−9.8 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Winnemucca, NV micropolitan area improved on 11 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 10. 9 moved within the margin of error and 2 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved11

Uninsured−3.7 points13.9% → 10.2%
Restaurants+18%9.8 /10k → 11.6 /10k
New businesses+73%6.9 /1k → 12.0 /1k
Firearm deaths−5.4%22.1 /100k → 20.9 /100k
Property crime−36%1,642 /100k → 1,044 /100k

Declined10

Transit use−3.6 points11.9% → 8.4%
Overdose deaths+224%18.0 /100k → 58.4 /100k
Pharmacies−100%0.6 /10k → 0.0 /10k
Grocery stores−40%2.9 /10k → 1.7 /10k
Arts & recreation−25%9.3 /10k → 6.9 /10k

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Winnemucca, NV micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	9.3 /10k2020	6.9 /10k2025	−25%	Declined	4%
Average commute time	28.6 min2015-2019	28.4 min2020-2024	−0.3 min	Within the margin of error	71%
Average weekly wage	$1,2032020	$1,4612025	+21%	Improved	33%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%2015-2019	19.3%2020-2024	+2.5 points	Within the margin of error	43%
Broadband subscriptions	81.0%2015-2019	89.2%2020-2024	+8.2 points	Improved	42%
Child poverty rate	16.4%2015-2019	16.7%2020-2024	+0.3 points	Within the margin of error	20%
Distance to an airport	150 mi2020	150 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	18.0 /100k2020	58.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+224%	Declined	0%
Effective property tax rate	0.55%2015-2019	0.56%2020-2024	+0 points	Within the margin of error	6%
Firearm deaths	22.1 /100k2020	20.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−5.4%	Improved	58%
Grocery stores	2.9 /10k2020	1.7 /10k2025	−40%	Declined	1%
Gyms and fitness centers	2.3 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	−50%	Declined	4%
High school diploma or higher	82.4%2015-2019	88.7%2020-2024	+6.3 points	Within the margin of error	99%
Home price to income ratio	2.7×2015-2019	3.4×2020-2024	+0.8×	Declined	22%
Homicide rate	4.7 /100k2020	3.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−21%	Improved	44%
Income adjusted for local prices	$50,7012019	$63,6562024	+26%	Improved	10%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4302015-2019	0.3912020-2024	−0.039	Within the margin of error	97%
Median household income	$67,7562015-2019	$81,0732020-2024	+20%	Improved	13%
New business applications	6.9 /1k2020	12.0 /1k2025	+73%	Improved	81%
Pharmacies	0.6 /10k2020	0.0 /10k2025	−100%	Declined	0%
Poverty rate	13.3%2015-2019	10.6%2020-2024	−2.7 points	Within the margin of error	83%
Property crime rate	1,642 /100k2020	1,044 /100k2025	−36%	Improved	57%
Public libraries	2.4 /10k2019	2.3 /10k2024	−1.7%	Little change	49%
Public transit commuters	11.9%2015-2019	8.4%2020-2024	−3.6 points	Declined	2%
Rent as share of income	24.5%2015-2019	23.6%2020-2024	−0.9 points	Within the margin of error	75%
Rent-burdened households	41.5%2015-2019	36.4%2020-2024	−5.1 points	Within the margin of error	89%
Restaurants and bars	9.8 /10k2020	11.6 /10k2025	+18%	Improved	91%
Suicide rate	22.9 /100k2020	25.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+9.6%	Declined	38%
Traffic deaths	29.7 /100k2015-2019	34.7 /100k2020-2024	+17%	Declined	32%
Unemployment rate	4.9%2020	3.8%2025	−1.1 points	Improved	6%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	13.9%2015-2019	10.2%2020-2024	−3.7 points	Improved	96%
Violent crime rate	331 /100k2020	407 /100k2025	+23%	Declined	11%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Winnemucca, NV micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Winnemucca, NV micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Winnemucca, NV micropolitan area itself moved −4.1 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

17,289 residents

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

6,911 households (±214)

Winnemucca, NV micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k13%903
$25k–50k17%1,143
$50k–75k17%1,161

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

6,911 households (±214)

Winnemucca, NV micropolitan area
United States share

Own74%5,112
Rent26%1,799

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

7,791 workers (±400)

Winnemucca, NV micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone70%5,432
Carpool13%998
Public transit8.4%651

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Winnemucca, NV micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Winnemucca, NV has 418 employer establishments, 243 for every 10,000 residents (0.98× the US rate of 248), with 6,392 paid employees at an average annual pay of $67,816. The Census Bureau also counts 1,021 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 418; 1,021 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 243; US 248
Paid employees: 6,392
Average annual pay: $67,816; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Winnemucca, NV by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	37	21.5	1.17×About typical	502	$23,695	4
Ambulatory health care services	23	13.4	0.64×Fewer than typical	145	$44,179	29
Specialty trade contractors	21	12.2	0.79×Fewer than typical	86	$63,942	59
Traveler accommodation	21	12.2	6.77×More than typical	401	$26,342	—
Full-service restaurants	17	9.9	1.29×More than typical	264	$27,716	—
Gasoline stations	17	9.9	3.05×More than typical	279	$32,208	—
Limited-service restaurants	15	8.7	1.09×About typical	217	$19,618	3
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries	13	7.6	2.85×More than typical	96	$21,333	11
Automotive repair and maintenance	13	7.6	1.50×More than typical	40	$30,175	36
Lessors of real estate	11	6.4	0.52×Fewer than typical	18	$42,111	98
Building equipment contractors	10	5.8	0.97×About typical	44	$52,477	13
Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)	10	5.8	4.80×More than typical	50	$35,920	3

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 17,176 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $4.5M on contracts performed in Winnemucca, NV micropolitan area: $262 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $4.5M; −72% vs FY2025
Per resident: $262; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 11%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Bureau of Land Management$4.3M95%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$153.7K3.4%
Forest Service$61.9K1.4%
Federal Acquisition Service$16.5K0.4%

Top recipients

HESS CONTRACTING LLC$2.2M50%
IMPERIAL FORESTRY, INCORPORATED$495.2K11%
MORRIS AG AIR & SONS, INC.$460.5K10%
C D WARNER LIVESTOCK LLC$303.6K6.7%
AERO S E A T INC$168.7K3.7%

Spending by fiscal year

3MFY2017
2.6MFY2018
5.4MFY2019
3.3MFY2020
3.7MFY2021
4MFY2022
3.8MFY2023
3.7M

Top industries (NAICS)

Nonresidential building construction · 2362$2.3M50%
Support activities for forestry · 1153$1.4M30%
Support activities for animal production · 1152$531.2K12%
Information (NAICS 5178) · 5178$137.8K3.0%
Lessors of real estate · 5311$134.1K3.0%
Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing · 3331$106K2.3%

Largest awards

GAOA - OROVADA FIRE ENGINE COVER & CREW QUARTERS, NV$8.8M
HESS CONTRACTING LLC· Humboldt County, NV· Construction & real property· Sep 12, 2025 – Jul 22, 2026· 140L0625C0023
WASHBURN CREEK PROTECTION FENCE$542K
NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE· Humboldt County, NV· Construction & real property· Sep 22, 2023 – Jan 12, 2026· 140L3923P0179
EO 14398 EAST RANGE CUT AND PILE 2026$495.2K
IMPERIAL FORESTRY, INCORPORATED· Humboldt County, NV· Facilities & utilities· Jul 24, 2026 – Jul 24, 2026· 140L3926F0051
MICROWAVE/INTERNET SERVICES 2024 FOR BM

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $110.5M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Winnemucca, NV micropolitan area: $6,399 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $110.5M; +12% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,399; US $12,955
Loan face value: $9.9M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 2.7%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$57.9M52%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$10.9M9.9%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$8.3M7.5%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$7.3M6.6%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$5.9M5.3%
20.287 · Surface Transportation Block Grant Program$2.7M2.5%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$1.9M1.7%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$1.8M1.6%

Top recipients (organizations)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEVADA$14.2M13%
CARSON CITY, NV
HUMBOLDT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT$2.4M2.2%
WINNEMUCCA, NV
FORT MCDERMITT PAIUTE AND SHOSHONE TRIBE$1.8M1.6%
MC DERMITT, NV
SUMMIT LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE$1.3M1.2%
SPARKS, NV
CITY OF WINNEMUCCA$1.1M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$72.9M66%
Federal Highway Administration$14.2M13%
Department of Transportation
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$9.1M8.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Farm Service Agency$1.9M1.8%
Department of Agriculture
Railroad Retirement Board

Assistance by fiscal year

102.7MFY2021
103MFY2022
147.9MFY2023
113.2MFY2024
99.1MFY2025
110.5MFY2026

County aggregates

76%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Winnemucca, NV

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Humboldt CountyCentral county3617,267

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

WinnemuccaPrincipal city8,361

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Nevada

Areas based in Nevada, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved11

Declined10

Metro and micro areas like Winnemucca, NV micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Winnemucca, NV

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Nevada

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved11

Declined10

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought