The 2009 population and housing census covered in brief the labour status as tabulated below. The main variable of interest for inequality discussed in the text is work for pay by level of education. The other variables, notably family business, family agricultural holdings, intern/volunteer, retired/homemaker, fulltime student, incapacitated and  no work are tabulated and presented in the annex table 35.3 up to ward level.

Table 35: Overall Employment by Education levels in Nyandarua County

In Nyandarua County, 17% of the residents with no formal education 16% of those with a primary education and 21% for those with secondary level of education or above are working for pay. Work for pay is highest in Nairobi at 49% and this is twice the level in Nyandarua for those with secondary or above level of education.

In this report, the Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of consumption expenditure among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Gini index of '0' represents perfect equality, while an index of '1' implies perfect inequality. Nyandarua County’s Gini index is 0.394 compared with Turkana County, which has the least inequality nationally (0.283).

Just 1% of residents in Nyandarua County use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and 1% use paraffin. 78% use firewood and 19% use charcoal. The most common cooking fuels is firewood with male headed households at 77%, while  female headed households are at 79%.

 Kipipiri constituency has the highest level of use of firewood at 86%.This is 12 percentage points  above Kinangop constituency, which has the lowest share at 74%. Kipipiri constituency is 8 percentage points below the county average. Geta ward has the highest level of use of firewood in Nyandarua County at 85%.This is almost twice Gatimu ward. Geta ward is 7 percentage points above the county average.

 Ol Jorok and Kinangop constituencies have the highest level of charcoal use in Nyandarua County at 23% each. This is 11 percentage points above Kipipiri constituency, which has the lowest share at 12%. This is about 4 percentage points above the county average. Gatimu ward has the highest level of charcoal use in Nyandarua County at 50%.This is 6 times Charagita ward, which has the lowest share at 8%. Gatimu ward is 31 percentage points above the county average.

A total of 11% of residents in Nyandarua County use electricity as their main source of lighting. A further 56% use lanterns, and 26% use tin lamps. Less than 1% use fuel wood. The most common lighting source among male headed households is lanterns at 56% and the same holds for female headed households at 55%.

 Ol Jorok and Ol Kalou constituencies have the highest level of electricity use at 14% each. That is almost three times Kipipiri constituency has the lowest level of electricity use. Ol Jorok and Ol Kalou constituencies are 3 percentage points above the county average. Gatimu ward has the highest level of electricity use at 32%.That is 31 percentage points above Gathanji ward, which has the lowest level of electricity use. Gatimu ward is 21 percentage points above the county average.

In Nyandarua County, 29% of residents have homes with cement floors, while 68% have earth floors. Less than 1% has tiles and 2% have wood floors. Ol Jorok constituency with the highest share of cement floors at 33%.That is 13 percentage points above Kipipiri constituency, which has the lowest share. Ol Jorok constituency is 4 percentage points above the county average. Gatimu ward has the highest share of cement floors at 56%.That is seven times Geta ward, which has the lowest share of cement floors. Gatimu ward is 27 percentage points above the county average.

In Nyandarua County, less than 1% of residents have homes with concrete roofs, while 95% have corrugated iron sheet roofs. Grass and makuti roofs constitute 1% of homes, and mud/dung roofs are absent. Invariably and across all constituencies and wards use of other roofing materials is insignificant.

Kinangop and Ol Jorok constituencies have the highest share of corrugated iron sheet roofs at 96% each. That is 4 percentage points above Ndaragwa constituency, which has the lowest share. Kinangop and Ol Jorok constituencies 1 percentage point above the county average. Githabai ward has the highest share of corrugated iron sheet roofs at 99%. That is 10 percentage points above Kiriita ward, which has the lowest share. Githabai ward is 4 percentage points above the county average

In Nyandarua County, 16% of homes have either brick or stone walls. 36% of homes have mud/wood or mud/cement walls. 43% have wood walls. 3% have corrugated iron sheet walls. None have grass/thatched walls. 2% have tin or other walls.

 Ol Kalou constituency has the highest share of brick/stone walls at 21%. That is twice Ndaragwa constituency, which has the lowest share of brick/stone walls. Ol Kalou constituency is 5 percentage points above the county average. Kiambaga ward has the highest share of brick/stone walls at 36%. That is more than 12 times Geta ward, which has the lowest share of brick/stone walls. Kiambaga ward is 20 percentage points above the county average.

Ndaragwa and Ol Jorok constituencies have the highest share of wood walls at 61%. That is twice Ol Kalou constituency, which has the lowest share. Ol Jorok constituency is 18 percentage points above the county average. Gathanji ward has the highest share of wood walls at 80%. That is eight times Engineer ward, which has the lowest share. Gathanji is 37 percentage points above the county average.

Improved sources of water comprise protected  springs, protected wells, boreholes, piped water into dwellings, collected piped and rain water; while unimproved sources include ponds, dams, lake, stream/river, unprotected springs, unprotected wells, jabia, water vendors and other.

In Nyandarua County, 59% of residents use improved sources of water, with the rest relying on unimproved sources. Improved sources are mainly common in male headed households at 59% as compared with female headed households at 58%.

Ol Jorok constituency has the highest share of residents using improved sources of water at 70%.That is 23 percentage points above Ndaragwa constituency, which has the lowest share using improved sources of water. Ol Jorok constituency is 11 percentage points above the county average. Gathara ward has the highest share of residents using improved sources of water at 89%.That is almost four times Kipipiri ward, which has the lowest share using improved sources of water. Gathara ward is 30 percentage points above the county average.

A total of 74% of residents in Nyandarua County use improved sanitation, while the rest use unimproved sanitation. Improved sanitation is mainly common in male headed households at 74% as compared with female headed households at 73%.

 Ndaragwa constituency has the highest share of residents using improved sanitation at 88%.That is almost twice Kipipiri constituency, which has the lowest share using improved sanitation. Ndaragwa constituency is 14 percentage points above the county average. Gathara ward has the highest share of residents using improved sanitation at 97%.That is eight times Geta ward, which has the lowest share using improved sanitation. Gathara ward is 23 percentage points above the county average.