Photo: Volunteer Politics · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Coopertown (0.3%) than in 98% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns. Coopertown grades A for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 2% stay in Coopertown for work; outside it, Nashville is the main destination (42%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Coopertown
Stores, warehouses and trucking
55% of the jobs in Coopertown are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
42% of Coopertown works in Nashville
966 working residents, 42%, have their main job in Nashville, 20 miles away across the town line. That’s 21 times as many as work in Coopertown itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Coopertown
70% of Coopertown residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 52% of the jobs based in Coopertown pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Coopertown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Tennessee. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Coopertown empties out on a workday
About 3,300 people are in Coopertown on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 4,800 who live here: 2,300 head out to work and 730 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Coopertown
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Coopertown is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #17 of 177 in Tennessee. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (9.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Coopertown could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Coopertown
771 jobs are based in Coopertown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coopertown, 2014 → 2024: 257 → 771. 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 Coopertown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Coopertown goes to work
Where Coopertown clocks in
11% of workers
4% 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 daily trip from Coopertown: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coopertown workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,222 commuters (the 14% 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.
A workday in Coopertown: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,265 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 730 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Coopertown on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.33 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 2024, primary jobs.
How far it is to work from Coopertown
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.
Coopertown is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Coopertown is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns, #158 of 177 in Tennessee. Both inputs place Coopertown near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,569 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). 0.0% of Coopertown households have no vehicle (Tennessee 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Coopertown’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Coopertown ranks: 427th of 3,753 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 12 | Oak Hill TN | 4,581 | $216K | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
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| 59 | Forest Hills TN | 4,473 | $250K | 6.7% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 425 | Granville Township OH | 4,238 | $113K | 3.4% | 0.0% | 16% | A |
| 426 | Malvern PA | 3,427 | $118K | 4.5% | 4.3% | 5% | A |
| 427 | Coopertown TN | 4,843 | $118K | 9.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A |
| 428 | Wellsville UT | 4,303 | $104K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 3% | A |
| 429 | Fremont NH | 4,923 | $121K | 5.2% | 1.3% | 4% | A |
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| 476 | Christiana TN | 4,777 | $101K | 4.9% | 2.5% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,753 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Coopertown, the top three, the last and three more from Tennessee.
Coopertown and its neighbors: 44% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coopertown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coopertown | – | A | D | 31 min | $118,241 |
| Nashville | 42% | B | A− | 25 min | $77,853 |
| Pleasant View | 2% | A− | B | 35 min | $109,213 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Nashville. Darker towns draw more of Coopertown’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 Coopertown: questions
What is the median household income in Coopertown?
$118,241 (±$20,373) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coopertown?
9.2%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coopertown?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coopertown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashville (42%, 20 mi), Springfield (11%, 8 mi), Berry Hill (4%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Coopertown walkable?
Coopertown is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Coopertown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Coopertown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coopertown
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.