Photo: Kyem2010 · Public domainHousehold incomes in Decherd are lower than in 97% of U.S. towns
6% of workers have no commute at all; Tennessee has 13%. The poverty rate is 18.8% (Tennessee 13.8%). Jobs and income earn Decherd D; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Decherd and work: the main findings
Decherd and Winchester trade workers both ways
Winchester is the top workplace for Decherd residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Decherd come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Decherd are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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; with 988 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Decherd’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Decherd is better than 10% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Decherd’s grade up (ahead of 39% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($37,575, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Decherd could be anywhere from D− to C.
22% of working residents work in Winchester
Where Decherd clocks in
22% 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.
How far Decherd’s workers travel
About 32% 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.
The kinds of work in Decherd
1,117 jobs are based in Decherd.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Decherd, 2013 → 2023: 974 → 1,117. 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 Decherd’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Decherd, and who commutes in
On a workday 948 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 1,077 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 (1.13 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.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Decherd
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Decherd workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,385 commuters (the 6% 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 in Decherd is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Decherd is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% 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 1,470 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 10.2% of Decherd households have no vehicle (Tennessee 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Decherd’s commuters take a bus or train.
Decherd places 4,663rd of 5,401 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Lookout Mountain TN | 2,044 | $201K | 2.3% | 0.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 210 | Walden TN | 1,965 | $124K | 3.1% | 4.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,661 | Rosita TX | 2,933 | $37K | 12.0% | 8.1% | 30% | D |
| 4,662 | Libby MT | 3,274 | $34K | 24.0% | 3.4% | 51% | D |
| 4,663 | Decherd TN | 2,499 | $38K | 18.8% | 6.5% | 4% | D |
| 4,664 | Troup TX | 2,188 | $53K | 26.3% | 11.5% | 5% | D |
| 4,665 | Sherman Township MI | 3,236 | $61K | 24.8% | 5.4% | 3% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,401 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Decherd, the top three, the last and three more from Tennessee.
22% of Decherd works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Decherd workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decherd | – | D | B− | 20 min | $37,575 |
| Winchester | 22% | C | C− | 21 min | $62,782 |
| Estill Springs | under 3% | C | C+ | 23 min | $59,205 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Winchester. Darker towns draw more of Decherd’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 Decherd: questions
What is the median household income in Decherd?
$37,575 (±$8,276) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Decherd?
18.8%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Decherd?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Decherd work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winchester (22%, 3 mi), Tullahoma (8%, 14 mi), Nashville (8%, 77 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Decherd walkable?
Decherd is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 9.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Decherd without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Decherd, from the people who make the trip.
More of Decherd
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.