Work & commute · Morristown

Work & commute in Morristown, TN

46% of Morristown’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Knoxville (8%), Jefferson City (3%) and Sevierville (2%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

46%

4,974 of 10,897 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 5,923 Morristown residents head out of town to work, 4,974 work right here, and 25,073 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Morristown.

5,923live here, work elsewhere

4,974live and work here

25,073work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Morristown goes to work

Morristown (in town)right here

46%4,974

Knoxville39.7 mi away

8%859

Jefferson City11.6 mi away

3%336

Sevierville26.8 mi away

2%255

Greeneville26.9 mi away

2%165

Pigeon Forge31.7 mi away

1%148

Dandridge14 mi away

1%146

Chattanooga134.7 mi away

1%142

White Pine7.2 mi away

1%141

Newport17.7 mi away

1%120

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%3,611

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

How far

How far Morristown commutes

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

51%

11%

19%

18%

51%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

19%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Morristown is a job hub

2.76jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Morristown are

30,047 jobs are based in Morristown. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Morristown’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Morristown

30,047 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Morristown residents hold

10,897 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month50%

+12%

Jobs based in Morristown, 2013 → 2023: 26,891 → 30,047. 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.