With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Darden works elsewhere
Employers in Darden report 16 jobs for 159 working residents. Hardly any work in Darden itself; outside it, Lexington draws the most (35%, 8 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes; Tennessee averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Darden
On a workday 159 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Darden on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
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 places Darden commutes to
Where Darden clocks in
35% of workers
18% of workers
11% 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.
88% of the jobs in Darden pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Darden, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 16. 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 Darden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Darden, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Darden workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 176 commuters (the 10% 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 Darden, by distance
About 19% 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.
Around Darden: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Darden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darden | – | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Chesterfield | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chesterfield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Darden’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 Darden: questions
What is the poverty rate in Darden?
7.0%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Darden?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Darden work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lexington (35%, 8 mi), Jackson (18%, 34 mi), Parsons (11%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Darden 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 Darden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Darden
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.