Fairfax · Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Baneberry has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Baneberry report 49 jobs, and 232 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Baneberry; the top destination outside it is Morristown (21%, 11 miles). A typical one-way commute from Baneberry lasts 40 minutes (Tennessee 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Baneberry
Baneberry is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Baneberry, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Baneberry has about 400 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Baneberry workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 26 across Tennessee. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 232 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Baneberry: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 231 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Baneberry on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 40 minutes each way for Baneberry’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Baneberry workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 257 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Tennessee: 87% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where the trip to work from Baneberry ends
Where Baneberry clocks in
21% of workers
11% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Baneberry
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Baneberry, 2013 → 2023: 78 → 49. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Baneberry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Baneberry
About 17% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Baneberry: questions
What is the median household income in Baneberry?
$82,344 (±$11,124) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baneberry?
3.6%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Baneberry?
40 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Baneberry work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morristown (21%, 11 mi), Knoxville (11%, 38 mi), White Pine (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Baneberry without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Baneberry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baneberry
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.