Work & commute · Gallatin

Work & commute in Gallatin, TN

About one in 4 of Gallatin’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Hendersonville (8%), Lebanon (3%) and Franklin (2%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25%

5,071 of 20,346 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

15%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 15,275 Gallatin residents head out of town to work, 5,071 work right here, and 20,130 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Gallatin.

15,275live here, work elsewhere

5,071live and work here

20,130work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Gallatin goes to work

Gallatin (in town)right here

25%5,071

Hendersonville9.1 mi away

8%1,581

Lebanon14.4 mi away

3%577

Franklin38.8 mi away

2%505

Goodlettsville13.6 mi away

2%478

Brentwood31.7 mi away

2%416

Berry Hill24.7 mi away

2%390

Mount Juliet12.6 mi away

2%381

Memphis215.1 mi away

2%339

Murfreesboro36.5 mi away

2%324

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%10,284

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

How far

How far Gallatin commutes

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

32%

38%

17%

12%

32%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Gallatin is balanced between jobs and homes

1.24jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.24 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Gallatin are

25,201 jobs are based in Gallatin. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Gallatin’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Gallatin

25,201 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Gallatin residents hold

20,346 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month61%

+26%

Jobs based in Gallatin, 2013 → 2023: 19,970 → 25,201. 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.