Work & commute · Pigeon Forge

Work & commute in Pigeon Forge, TN

About one in 3 of Pigeon Forge’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Sevierville (16%), Gatlinburg (9%) and Knoxville (6%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

37%

1,031 of 2,753 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 1,722 Pigeon Forge residents head out of town to work, 1,031 work right here, and 12,694 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Pigeon Forge.

1,722live here, work elsewhere

1,031live and work here

12,694work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Pigeon Forge goes to work

Pigeon Forge (in town)right here

37%1,031

Sevierville6.4 mi away

16%454

Gatlinburg6.4 mi away

9%258

Knoxville24.7 mi away

6%164

Chattanooga107.5 mi away

1%33

Morristown31.7 mi away

1%30

Alcoa22.7 mi away

1%28

Oak Ridge42.3 mi away

1%27

Maryville23.6 mi away

1%25

Seymour12.5 mi away

1%23

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%680

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

How far

How far Pigeon Forge commutes

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

67%

10%

14%

67%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Pigeon Forge is a job hub

4.99jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Pigeon Forge are

13,725 jobs are based in Pigeon Forge. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pigeon Forge’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Pigeon Forge

13,725 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)83%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month48%

Over $3,333 a month31%

Jobs Pigeon Forge residents hold

2,753 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month38%

+32%

Jobs based in Pigeon Forge, 2013 → 2023: 10,391 → 13,725. 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.