Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Household incomes in Luttrell trail those of 95% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Luttrell is better than 16% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (D−). The poverty rate is 22.0%, against 13.8% across Tennessee. Only 1% stay in Luttrell for work; outside it, Knoxville is the main destination (38%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Luttrell apart on work
Luttrell is a place people come home to
There are 47 jobs based in Luttrell, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Luttrell has about 720 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Luttrell workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 43 minutes each way, against 26 across Tennessee. Over a year that’s about 330 hours of commuting, 130 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
38% of Luttrell works in Knoxville
170 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Knoxville, 20 miles away. That’s 38 times as many as work in Luttrell 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 450 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Luttrell
Job access by car holds Luttrell’s grade up (ahead of 59% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($41,742, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (1.6%) is left out: Luttrell’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, Luttrell could be anywhere from D to C.
Who leaves Luttrell for work, and who comes in
On a workday 445 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in Luttrell on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
About 43 minutes each way, longer than most of Tennessee
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Luttrell workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 293 commuters (the 17% 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.
Where the trip to work from Luttrell ends
Where Luttrell clocks in
38% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Luttrell
47 jobs are based in Luttrell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Luttrell, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 47. 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 Luttrell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Luttrell commutes
About 15% 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 commute in Luttrell is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 353 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). 6.4% of Luttrell households have no vehicle (Tennessee 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Luttrell’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Luttrell ranks: 2,763rd of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 242 | Rossville TN | 1,215 | $120K | 7.3% | 6.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 537 | Orlinda TN | 1,028 | $84K | 6.4% | 3.1% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 604 | Unionville TN | 1,275 | $71K | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,761 | Castlewood VA | 1,357 | $61K | 10.9% | 1.3% | 3% | C− |
| 2,762 | New Franklin MO | 1,026 | $55K | 16.0% | 2.5% | 5% | C− |
| 2,763 | Luttrell TN | 1,118 | $42K | 22.0% | 1.6% | 1% | C− |
| 2,764 | Eldorado TX | 1,457 | $69K | 13.5% | 4.0% | 24% | C− |
| 2,765 | Daniels WV | 1,489 | $60K | 24.2% | 3.9% | 3% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | 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 Luttrell, the top three, the last and three more from Tennessee.
Next door to Luttrell
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Luttrell’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 Luttrell: questions
What is the median household income in Luttrell?
$41,742 (±$6,459) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Luttrell?
22.0%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Luttrell?
43 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Luttrell work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Knoxville (38%, 20 mi), Maynardville (7%, 4 mi), Oak Ridge (3%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Luttrell walkable?
Luttrell is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Luttrell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Luttrell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Luttrell
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.