Photo: Chase Via · CC BY-SA 4.0Collierville’s household incomes are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
21% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Tennessee. 3.2% of residents are in poverty; Tennessee has 13.8%. The two grades for Collierville are A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Collierville
More than half of Collierville works in Memphis
12,442 working residents, 54%, have their main job in Memphis, 16 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Collierville itself. The commute map ↓
Collierville trades workers with the towns around it
Collierville has about as many jobs (26,867) as working residents (23,201), but they are mostly different people: 18,659 residents leave for work each day while 22,325 people come in. Only 17% of the jobs in Collierville are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Collierville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Collierville went from 17,021 in 2013 to 26,867 in 2023, +58%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Collierville works from home
21% of Collierville workers work from home, against 13% across Tennessee. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Collierville’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Collierville is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #13 of 177 in Tennessee. Household income is its strongest input ($138,598, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Collierville could be anywhere from A to A+.
54% of working residents work in Memphis
Where Collierville clocks in
54% 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.
Who works in Collierville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 18,659 residents head out to work, 4,542 work right here, and 22,325 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Collierville: what the 26,867 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Collierville, 2013 → 2023: 17,021 → 26,867. 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 Collierville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Collierville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Collierville workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19,245 commuters (the 21% 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 far Collierville’s workers travel
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.
Getting around Collierville: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Collierville is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #84 of 177 in Tennessee. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of 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 24,476 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.6% of Collierville households have no vehicle (Tennessee 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Collierville’s commuters take a bus or train.
95th of 862: where Collierville ranks among U.S. towns of 36,000 to 70,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Oakton VA | 36,528 | $161K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 8 | Brentwood TN | 45,313 | $182K | 3.6% | 2.6% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Germantown TN | 40,001 | $150K | 2.7% | 3.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Spring Hill TN | 61,336 | $112K | 4.3% | 2.1% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | Grafton Township IL | 58,301 | $131K | 4.4% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| 94 | Anderson Township OH | 44,163 | $122K | 4.0% | 3.1% | 9% | A |
| 95 | Collierville TN | 51,909 | $139K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 20% | A |
| 96 | Strongsville OH | 45,629 | $103K | 5.3% | 2.7% | 11% | A |
| 97 | Wayne Township IL | 63,935 | $137K | 4.3% | 4.5% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 862 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Collierville, the top three, the last and three more from Tennessee.
How Collierville compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Germantown (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Collierville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collierville | – | A | C+ | 25 min | $138,598 |
| Germantown | 5% | A+ | C+ | 22 min | $149,920 |
| Piperton | 1% | A | D | 31 min | $130,100 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Collierville’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 Collierville: questions
What is the median household income in Collierville?
$138,598 (±$6,408) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Collierville?
3.2%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Collierville?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Collierville work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Memphis (54%, 16 mi), Germantown (5%, 5 mi), Nashville (3%, 181 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Collierville walkable?
Collierville is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Collierville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Collierville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Collierville
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.