Biltmore has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are lower than in 84% of U.S. towns. There are 55 jobs in Biltmore for 669 working residents. For jobs and income Biltmore is better than 37% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Biltmore apart
Biltmore is a place people come home to
There are 55 jobs based in Biltmore, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Biltmore has about 1,200 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer than half of Biltmore workers earn over $40,000 a year
43% of Biltmore’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 17% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
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 669 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Biltmore
Job access by car holds Biltmore’s grade up (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($52,917, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (5.4%) is left out: Biltmore’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Biltmore could be anywhere from C− to B.
The daily commute in and out of Biltmore
On a workday 668 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Biltmore on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Goods, not services: 33% of the jobs in Biltmore
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Biltmore, 2013 → 2023: 85 → 55. 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 Biltmore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
26% of working residents work in Johnson City
Where Biltmore clocks in
26% of workers
20% of workers
7% 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.
The trip to work from Biltmore: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Biltmore workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 762 commuters (the 5% 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.
How many miles Biltmore commutes
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Biltmore walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 2.0% across Tennessee, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 800 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). 3.0% of Biltmore households have no vehicle (Tennessee 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Biltmore’s commuters take a bus or train.
Biltmore is 2,987th of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Lookout Mountain TN | 2,044 | $201K | 2.3% | 0.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 195 | Walden TN | 1,965 | $124K | 3.1% | 4.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 230 | Fairmount TN | 2,110 | $137K | 3.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,985 | Tyrone Township PA | 1,958 | $70K | 9.8% | 4.0% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,986 | West Hill OH | 2,425 | $40K | 14.5% | 3.7% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,987 | Biltmore TN | 1,846 | $53K | 9.6% | 5.4% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,988 | Mallory WV | 1,417 | $102K | 11.6% | 2.8% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,989 | Clarkesville GA | 2,186 | $74K | 13.1% | 0.7% | 7% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Biltmore, the top three, the last and three more from Tennessee.
Next door is work for 20% of Biltmore
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Biltmore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biltmore | – | C+ | D | 26 min | $52,917 |
| Elizabethton | 20% | C− | B | 21 min | $46,975 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Elizabethton. Darker towns draw more of Biltmore’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 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 Biltmore: questions
What is the median household income in Biltmore?
$52,917 (±$7,486) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Biltmore?
9.6%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Biltmore?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Biltmore work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Johnson City (26%, 9 mi), Elizabethton (20%, 2 mi), Kingsport (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Biltmore walkable?
Biltmore is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Biltmore without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Biltmore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Biltmore
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. 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.