Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and the daily commute in Cumberland Gap
Home is the office for 3% of workers (Tennessee 13%). Working residents average 19 minutes each way; Tennessee averages 26, the U.S. 26. There are 70 jobs in Cumberland Gap; 115 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Cumberland Gap
On a workday 114 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Cumberland Gap on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
17% of working residents work in Harrogate
Where Cumberland Gap clocks in
17% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Cumberland Gap
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cumberland Gap, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 70. 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 Cumberland Gap’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Cumberland Gap: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cumberland Gap workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 commuters (the 3% 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.
The commute from Cumberland Gap, by distance
About 29% 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.
17% of Cumberland Gap works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cumberland Gap workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap | – | — | — | 19 min | $42,500 |
| Harrogate | 17% | C− | B+ | 22 min | $65,586 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Harrogate. Darker towns draw more of Cumberland Gap’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 Cumberland Gap: questions
What is the median household income in Cumberland Gap?
$42,500 (±$19,832) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cumberland Gap?
16.0%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cumberland Gap?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cumberland Gap work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrogate (17%, 2 mi), Tazewell (9%, 11 mi), Middlesborough (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cumberland Gap without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cumberland Gap, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cumberland Gap
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.