Work & commute · Covington

Work & commute in Covington, TN

About one in 3 of Covington’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Memphis (24%), Jackson (4%) and Ripley (3%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31%

1,007 of 3,294 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,287 Covington residents head out of town to work, 1,007 work right here, and 6,023 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Covington.

2,287live here, work elsewhere

1,007live and work here

6,023work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Covington goes to work

Covington (in town)right here

31%1,007

Memphis36.3 mi away

24%790

Jackson46 mi away

4%117

Ripley13.9 mi away

3%95

Bartlett24.9 mi away

2%78

Atoka12.3 mi away

2%61

Dyersburg36.5 mi away

2%51

Arlington21.7 mi away

1%49

Millington21.4 mi away

1%49

Collierville35.8 mi away

1%48

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%949

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Covington commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

35%

14%

38%

13%

35%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

38%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Covington is a job hub

2.13jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Covington are

7,030 jobs are based in Covington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Covington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Covington

7,030 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Covington residents hold

3,294 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+15%

Jobs based in Covington, 2013 → 2023: 6,107 → 7,030. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.