Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki (thomasmachnitzki.com · CC BY 3.0There are 2.6 jobs in Gallaway for every working resident, and 564 people commute in
The trip to work takes 17 minutes on average; Tennessee averages 26, the U.S. 26. Gallaway has 569 jobs, and 217 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Gallaway; the top destination outside it is Memphis (43%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Gallaway apart on work
Gallaway is where the jobs are
Gallaway has 569 jobs, 2.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 870 people are in town, 68% more than the 520 who live here. Day and night ↓
Gallaway makes and builds things
74% of the jobs based in Gallaway are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Gallaway residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 15%. The jobs ↓
43% of Gallaway works in Memphis
94 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Memphis, 25 miles away. That’s 22 times as many as work in Gallaway itself. The commute map ↓
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 217 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Gallaway nearly doubles on a workday
On a workday 212 residents head out to work and 5 work right here.
About 870 people are in Gallaway on a workday afternoon, 68% more than live here.
2.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
In Gallaway, 74% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gallaway, 2013 → 2023: 494 → 569. 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 Gallaway’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip into Gallaway
Where Gallaway clocks in
43% of workers
6% 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.
Each way, about 17 minutes from Gallaway
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gallaway workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 18% 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 it is to work from Gallaway
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.
Gallaway and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Arlington (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Gallaway’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 Gallaway: questions
What is the median household income in Gallaway?
$30,208 (±$18,987) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gallaway?
43.3%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gallaway?
17 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gallaway work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Memphis (43%, 25 mi), Somerville (6%, 14 mi), Collierville (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gallaway without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 28% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gallaway, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gallaway
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.