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Jobs & commute in Bransford

Bransford has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Bransford has 12 jobs for 75 working residents. Hardly any work in Bransford itself; outside it, Gallatin draws the most (32%, 14 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Bransford on a workday afternoon

On a workday 75 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.

75live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
12work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.16jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Bransford ends

Scottsville: 1 residents work here (1%)Bowling Green: 1 residents work here (1%)AlgoodWestmoreland: 2 residents work here (3%)LafayetteVonore: 1 residents work here (1%)Goodlettsville: 3 residents work here (4%)Lebanon: 4 residents work here (5%)Gallatin: 24 residents work here (32%)Hendersonville: 6 residents work here (8%)ClevelandChattanooga: 3 residents work here (4%)Nashville: 15 residents work here (20%)BethpageBransfordGallatinNashvilleHendersonvilleLebanonGoodlettsvilleChattanoogaBransford
1
Gallatin13.6 mi away
32%24
2
Nashville36.6 mi away
20%15
3
Hendersonville22.7 mi away
8%6
4
Lebanon22 mi away
5%4
5
Goodlettsville26.4 mi away
4%3
6
Chattanooga115.7 mi away
4%3
7
Westmoreland4.3 mi away
3%2
8
Scottsville, KY16.9 mi away
1%1
9
Bowling Green, KY33.1 mi away
1%1
10
Vonore130.9 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
20%15
The top trips

Where Bransford clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Services make up most of the work in Bransford

Jobs based in BransfordJobs Bransford residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%15%
Trade, transport & utilities8%19%
Services: health, schools, offices92%67%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less25%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%23%
Over $3,333 a month42%61%

Who does it

29 or younger25%24%
30 to 5467%52%
55 and older8%24%
+200%

Jobs based in Bransford, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 12. 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 Bransford’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Where in the region Bransford works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGallatin: 32% · 13.6 miNashville: 20% · 36.6 miHendersonville: 8% · 22.7 miLebanon: 5% · 22 miGoodlettsville: 4% · 26.4 miChattanooga: 4% · 115.7 miWestmoreland: 3% · 4.3 miScottsville: 1% · 16.9 miBowling Green: 1% · 33.1 miVonore: 1% · 130.9 miGallatin 32%Nashville 20%Hendersonville 8%Lebanon 5%Goodlettsville 4%Bransford
BransfordTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi6 residents
47%10–24 mi35 residents
32%25–50 mi24 residents
13%Over 50 mi10 residents

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.

Next door

The towns around Bransford

Bethpage: few work hereBethpageBransford
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownBransford workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bransford–————
Bethpageunder 2%————

Same-state neighbors only. Bethpage: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Bransford’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Bransford: questions

Where do people who live in Bransford work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gallatin (32%, 14 mi), Nashville (20%, 37 mi), Hendersonville (8%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Bransford, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Bransford

Bransford home →

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.