Work & commute · Dodson Branch

Work & commute in Dodson Branch, TN

Most working residents leave Dodson Branch for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Cookeville (34%), Gainesboro (9%) and Chattanooga (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 492 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

39 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 490 Dodson Branch residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dodson Branch.

490live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

20work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Dodson Branch goes to work

Cookeville11.7 mi away

34%165

Gainesboro7.3 mi away

9%44

Chattanooga87.7 mi away

3%15

Murfreesboro59 mi away

3%14

Franklin78.7 mi away

2%10

Lebanon46 mi away

2%9

Algood9.3 mi away

2%8

Gordonsville24 mi away

2%8

Crossville37.6 mi away

1%7

Baxter12.5 mi away

1%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%206

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

How far

How far Dodson Branch commutes

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

26%

32%

37%

26%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

37%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Dodson Branch is a commuter town

0.04jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.04 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Dodson Branch are

22 jobs are based in Dodson Branch. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dodson Branch’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Dodson Branch

22 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)64%

Trade, transport & utilities5%

Services (health, schools, offices…)32%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month68%

Jobs Dodson Branch residents hold

492 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month50%

+5%

Jobs based in Dodson Branch, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 22. 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.