Work & commute · Newbern

Work & commute in Newbern, TN

Most working residents leave Newbern for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Dyersburg (39%), Jackson (8%) and Memphis (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

163 of 1,516 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 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 1,353 Newbern residents head out of town to work, 163 work right here, and 1,097 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newbern.

1,353live here, work elsewhere

163live and work here

1,097work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Newbern goes to work

Dyersburg7.7 mi away

39%592

Newbern (in town)right here

11%163

Jackson39.9 mi away

8%117

Memphis79.9 mi away

4%63

Union City24.8 mi away

3%51

Ripley29.6 mi away

2%26

Trenton20.7 mi away

1%22

Martin27.9 mi away

1%21

Tiptonville21.2 mi away

1%16

Chattanooga237.4 mi away

1%12

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%433

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

How far

How far Newbern commutes

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

54%

10%

17%

19%

54%Under 10 mi

10%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Newbern is balanced between jobs and homes

0.83jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Newbern are

1,260 jobs are based in Newbern. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newbern’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Newbern

1,260 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)52%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)24%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month63%

Jobs Newbern residents hold

1,516 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+6%

Jobs based in Newbern, 2013 → 2023: 1,185 → 1,260. 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.