Work & commute · Erwin

Work & commute in Erwin, TN

About one in 4 of Erwin’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Johnson City (25%), Kingsport (7%) and Unicoi (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

24%

542 of 2,287 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 1,745 Erwin residents head out of town to work, 542 work right here, and 2,726 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Erwin.

1,745live here, work elsewhere

542live and work here

2,726work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Erwin goes to work

Johnson City13.7 mi away

25%573

Erwin (in town)right here

24%542

Kingsport26.8 mi away

7%155

Unicoi7 mi away

3%79

Knoxville86.7 mi away

3%66

Elizabethton16.5 mi away

2%57

Asheville, NC40.5 mi away

2%53

Greeneville22.8 mi away

2%52

Morristown49.7 mi away

1%27

Jonesborough11 mi away

1%25

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%658

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

How far

How far Erwin commutes

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

32%

36%

16%

32%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Erwin is balanced between jobs and homes

1.43jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.43 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Erwin are

3,268 jobs are based in Erwin. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Erwin’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Erwin

3,268 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Erwin residents hold

2,287 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−13%

Jobs based in Erwin, 2013 → 2023: 3,768 → 3,268. 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.