In the United States we have
Tucson, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bakersfield, California
Reno, Nevada
Salt Lake City, Utah
El Paso, Texas
Las Cruces, New Mexico
others
LA and everything around it.
There are millions of people around the world who live in cities and towns in deserts.
Considering there are millions of people who inhabit towns and cities in deserts around the world, nearly any business may be encountered in the desert.
Millions of people live in cities and towns in deserts around the world and they have a variety of occupations, much the same as cities not located in deserts.
No, there are no cities within the Simpson Desert, although there are townships and settlements located sporadically along its borders.
Millions of people inhabit cities and towns in the desert and each community is made up of many buildings.
Millions of people around the world live in the desert - perhaps 99.999% of them in cities and towns. They have any food they could wish available to them at the neighborhood market or restaurants. Food is not a problem in the desert.
Hundreds of millions of people around the world live in cities and towns in deserts.
There are cities located in the Namib Desert.
Millions of people live in cities and towns in deserts around the world and they have a variety of occupations, much the same as cities not located in deserts.
People do more than exist in the desert, they thrive. Millions and millions of people around the world live in cities and towns in deserts. Look at such cities as these:Cairo, EgyptLas Vegas, NevadaPalm Springs, CaliforniaPhoenix, ArizonaTucson. ArizonaEl Paso, TexasCd. Juarez, MexicoChihuahua, MexicoHermosillo, MexicoAntofogasta, ChileArica, Chileand many, many more.
Millions of people live in deserts around the world, primarily in cities and towns. They survive quite well.