Work & commute · Humboldt

Work & commute in Humboldt, TN

Most working residents leave Humboldt for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (28%), Union City (6%) and Milan (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

18%

534 of 3,046 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 2,512 Humboldt residents head out of town to work, 534 work right here, and 3,006 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Humboldt.

2,512live here, work elsewhere

534live and work here

3,006work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Humboldt goes to work

Jackson12.3 mi away

28%864

Humboldt (in town)right here

18%534

Union City42.2 mi away

6%197

Milan10.3 mi away

5%153

Trenton10.3 mi away

4%128

Memphis77.8 mi away

4%118

Dyersburg30.5 mi away

1%41

Bells12.6 mi away

1%35

Medina6.4 mi away

1%29

Lexington32.3 mi away

1%27

Everywhere elseother towns and states

30%920

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

How far

How far Humboldt commutes

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

30%

35%

16%

20%

30%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Humboldt is balanced between jobs and homes

1.16jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Humboldt are

3,540 jobs are based in Humboldt. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Humboldt’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Humboldt

3,540 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities34%

Services (health, schools, offices…)35%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Humboldt residents hold

3,046 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−8%

Jobs based in Humboldt, 2013 → 2023: 3,841 → 3,540. 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.