Fort Pillow · Photo: Hal Jespersen at en.wikipedia · Public domainMost of Garland commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
2% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Tennessee as a whole. 41 jobs are based in Garland, against 135 working residents. Hardly any work in Garland itself; outside it, Memphis draws the most (33%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Garland for work, and who comes in
On a workday 135 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Garland on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Garland’s residents
Where Garland clocks in
33% of workers
25% 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.
A place that makes things: 51% of Garland’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garland, 2014 → 2024: 50 → 41. 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 Garland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Garland: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Garland workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 172 commuters (the 2% 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.
Miles to work from Garland
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.
How Garland compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Burlison (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garland | – | — | — | 31 min | $69,688 |
| Burlison | 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burlison: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Garland’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 Garland: questions
What is the median household income in Garland?
$69,688 (±$44,010) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garland?
7.0%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Garland?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Garland work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Memphis (33%, 35 mi), Covington (25%, 6 mi), Burlison (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Garland without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Garland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garland
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.