Work & commute · Dickson

Work & commute in Dickson, TN

About one in 4 of Dickson’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Franklin (4%), Clarksville (2%) and Brentwood (2%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26%

1,933 of 7,567 working residents

Typical commute

31 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,634 Dickson residents head out of town to work, 1,933 work right here, and 9,929 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dickson.

5,634live here, work elsewhere

1,933live and work here

9,929work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Dickson goes to work

Dickson (in town)right here

26%1,933

Franklin30.7 mi away

4%338

Clarksville34.8 mi away

2%174

Brentwood33.8 mi away

2%172

Charlotte8.6 mi away

2%129

Murfreesboro54.9 mi away

2%124

Memphis160.3 mi away

2%114

Berry Hill33.8 mi away

1%98

White Bluff9.1 mi away

1%85

Lebanon57.9 mi away

1%71

Everywhere elseother towns and states

57%4,329

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

How far

How far Dickson commutes

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

34%

44%

15%

34%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

44%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Dickson is a job hub

1.57jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Dickson are

11,862 jobs are based in Dickson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dickson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Dickson

11,862 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Dickson residents hold

7,567 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+17%

Jobs based in Dickson, 2013 → 2023: 10,135 → 11,862. 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.