Banner Hill has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Banner Hill is better than 18% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (D). Banner Hill has 163 jobs for 487 working residents. 0% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Tennessee as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Banner Hill apart
Banner Hill and Johnson City trade workers both ways
Johnson City is the top workplace for Banner Hill residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Banner Hill come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Banner Hill workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Tennessee. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 487 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Banner Hill’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car holds Banner Hill’s grade up (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (28.4%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (10.3%) is left out: Banner Hill’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Banner Hill could be anywhere from D to A−.
24% of working residents work in Johnson City
Where Banner Hill clocks in
24% of workers
21% of workers
5% 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.
Commuting from Banner Hill: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Banner Hill workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 462 commuters (the 0% 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.
Who commutes out of Banner Hill, and who commutes in
On a workday 475 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 151 people come in from elsewhere.
About 890 people are in Banner Hill on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Jobs in Banner Hill: what the 163 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Banner Hill, 2014 → 2024: 225 → 163. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Banner Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Banner Hill
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Banner Hill walk, bike or ride to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.0% across Tennessee.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 462 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Banner Hill households have no vehicle (Tennessee 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Banner Hill’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,040th of 4,312: where Banner Hill ranks among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 289 | Rossville TN | 1,215 | $120K | 7.3% | 6.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 631 | Orlinda TN | 1,028 | $84K | 6.4% | 3.1% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 708 | Unionville TN | 1,275 | $71K | 1.4% | 0.0% | <1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,038 | Ralls TX | 1,556 | $58K | 15.7% | 12.1% | 12% | C− |
| 3,039 | Decatur Township OH | 1,307 | $73K | 14.1% | 19.4% | 1% | C− |
| 3,040 | Banner Hill TN | 1,211 | $60K | 28.4% | 10.3% | 2% | C− |
| 3,041 | Point Roberts WA | 1,288 | $78K | 14.9% | 2.4% | 37% | C− |
| 3,042 | Jonesboro IN | 1,510 | $46K | 16.3% | 7.7% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Banner Hill, the top three, the last and three more from Tennessee.
21% of Banner Hill works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Banner Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Hill | – | C− | D | 26 min | $59,784 |
| Erwin | 21% | C+ | B+ | 21 min | $47,487 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Erwin. Darker towns draw more of Banner Hill’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Banner Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Banner Hill?
$59,784 (±$36,526) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Banner Hill?
28.4%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Banner Hill?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Banner Hill work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Johnson City (24%, 15 mi), Erwin (21%, 2 mi), Kingsport (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Banner Hill walkable?
Banner Hill is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Banner Hill without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Banner Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Banner Hill
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.