Work & commute · Lexington

Work & commute in Lexington, TN

About one in 3 of Lexington’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Jackson (19%), Memphis (6%) and Parsons (2%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

37%

1,187 of 3,207 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 2,020 Lexington residents head out of town to work, 1,187 work right here, and 5,547 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lexington.

2,020live here, work elsewhere

1,187live and work here

5,547work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lexington goes to work

Lexington (in town)right here

37%1,187

Jackson26 mi away

19%612

Memphis97 mi away

6%177

Parsons14.2 mi away

2%78

Henderson21 mi away

1%41

Collierville85 mi away

1%30

Parker's Crossroads10.2 mi away

1%28

Huntingdon25.3 mi away

1%25

Chattanooga180.6 mi away

1%23

Milan28.3 mi away

1%22

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%984

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

How far

How far Lexington commutes

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

41%

18%

17%

24%

41%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lexington is a job hub

2.10jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lexington are

6,734 jobs are based in Lexington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lexington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Lexington

6,734 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Lexington residents hold

3,207 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+3%

Jobs based in Lexington, 2013 → 2023: 6,528 → 6,734. 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.