Selmer draws about two in five of Chewalla’s working residents
No jobs are based in Chewalla in the Census job records; 32 of its residents work elsewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Tennessee as a whole has 13%. Hardly any stay in Chewalla for work; outside it, Selmer is the main destination (41%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Chewalla
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Chewalla on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Chewalla work
Where Chewalla clocks in
41% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Working from home in Chewalla
of Chewalla workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 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.
Where in the region Chewalla works
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 Chewalla: questions
What is the poverty rate in Chewalla?
10.7%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Chewalla work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Chewalla without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chewalla, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chewalla
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.