Household incomes in John Sevier trail those of 91% of U.S. towns
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Tennessee has 13%. Poverty touches 13.3% of residents, where Tennessee as a whole has 13.8%. John Sevier grades C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where John Sevier stands out on work
Nearly half of John Sevier works in Knoxville
241 working residents, 47%, have their main job in Knoxville, 8.3 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in John Sevier itself. The commute map ↓
Few John Sevier workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Tennessee. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 510 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside John Sevier’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, John Sevier is better than 37% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds John Sevier’s grade up (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($46,776, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: John Sevier’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, John Sevier could be anywhere from C− to B+.
47% of working residents work in Knoxville
Where John Sevier clocks in
47% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
About 27 minutes each way, about the TN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of John Sevier workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 625 commuters (the 0% 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.
A workday in John Sevier: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 508 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 217 people come in from elsewhere.
About 890 people are in John Sevier on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.43 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.
Goods, not services: 88% of the jobs in John Sevier
219 jobs are based in John Sevier.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in John Sevier, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 219. 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 John Sevier’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far John Sevier’s workers travel
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.
Most of John Sevier commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, John Sevier is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place John Sevier near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 625 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.9% of John Sevier households have no vehicle (Tennessee 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of John Sevier’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600, John Sevier ranks 2,070th of 4,312 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 289 | Rossville TN | 1,215 | $120K | 7.3% | 6.1% | 1% | A |
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| 631 | Orlinda TN | 1,028 | $84K | 6.4% | 3.1% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 708 | Unionville TN | 1,275 | $71K | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2% | B+ |
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| 2,068 | Bells TX | 1,525 | $92K | 11.9% | 7.8% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,069 | Lafayette Township IN | 1,209 | $86K | 11.8% | 0.0% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,070 | John Sevier TN | 1,177 | $47K | 13.3% | 0.0% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,071 | McGaheysville VA | 1,327 | $67K | 10.6% | 2.5% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,072 | Frankfort OH | 1,094 | $68K | 9.7% | 0.4% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 John Sevier, the top three, the last and three more from Tennessee.
Next door is work for 47% of John Sevier
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | John Sevier workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sevier | – | C+ | D | 27 min | $46,776 |
| Knoxville | 47% | C+ | A | 20 min | $54,039 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Knoxville. Darker towns draw more of John Sevier’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 John Sevier: questions
What is the median household income in John Sevier?
$46,776 (±$17,451) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in John Sevier?
13.3%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from John Sevier?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in John Sevier work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Knoxville (47%, 8 mi), Sevierville (4%, 17 mi), Oak Ridge (3%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is John Sevier walkable?
John Sevier is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around John Sevier without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from John Sevier, from the people who make the trip.
More of John Sevier
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.