Work & commute · Milan

Work & commute in Milan, TN

About one in 4 of Milan’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Jackson (24%), Humboldt (5%) and Memphis (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

24%

843 of 3,501 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 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 2,658 Milan residents head out of town to work, 843 work right here, and 3,783 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Milan.

2,658live here, work elsewhere

843live and work here

3,783work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Milan goes to work

Jackson18.1 mi away

24%852

Milan (in town)right here

24%843

Humboldt10.3 mi away

5%160

Memphis88 mi away

4%132

Trenton11.6 mi away

4%130

Union City39.2 mi away

3%106

Dyersburg36.1 mi away

2%70

Medina6.8 mi away

2%53

Paris36.2 mi away

1%38

Martin29.9 mi away

1%35

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%1,082

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

How far

How far Milan commutes

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

31%

38%

12%

19%

31%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Milan is balanced between jobs and homes

1.32jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.32 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Milan are

4,626 jobs are based in Milan. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Milan’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Milan

4,626 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Milan residents hold

3,501 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+18%

Jobs based in Milan, 2013 → 2023: 3,931 → 4,626. 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.