Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Mosheim trail those of 89% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 17.4% of residents live below the poverty line, where Tennessee as a whole has 13.8%. Jobs and income earn Mosheim C−; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Mosheim
Stores, warehouses and trucking
57% of the jobs in Mosheim are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
37% of Mosheim works in Greeneville
401 working residents, 37%, have their main job in Greeneville, 8.4 miles away across the town line. That’s 12 times as many as work in Mosheim itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Mosheim than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Mosheim fell from 904 in 2013 to 641 in 2023, −29%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Mosheim
48% of Mosheim residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 30% of the jobs based in Mosheim pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. 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.
Why Mosheim gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mosheim is better than 21% of U.S. towns, #133 of 177 in Tennessee. Job access by car holds Mosheim’s grade up (ahead of 47% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($48,986, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mosheim could be anywhere from D to B−.
What the 641 jobs in Mosheim are
641 jobs are based in Mosheim.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mosheim, 2013 → 2023: 904 → 641. 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 Mosheim’s own residents hold wherever they work.
37% of working residents work in Greeneville
Where Mosheim clocks in
37% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
Mosheim by day and by night
On a workday 1,037 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 608 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Mosheim on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
From Mosheim, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mosheim workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 908 commuters (the 8% 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 Mosheim goes to work
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.
Most trips from Mosheim start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mosheim is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #126 of 177 in Tennessee. Both inputs place Mosheim 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 989 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). 4.9% of Mosheim households have no vehicle (Tennessee 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mosheim’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400, Mosheim ranks 3,669th of 4,868 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Lookout Mountain TN | 2,044 | $201K | 2.3% | 0.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 193 | Walden TN | 1,965 | $124K | 3.1% | 4.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,667 | Bel-Ridge MO | 2,070 | $38K | 17.7% | 15.9% | 2% | C− |
| 3,668 | East Newark NJ | 2,574 | $49K | 40.6% | 9.3% | 1% | C− |
| 3,669 | Mosheim TN | 2,547 | $49K | 17.4% | 4.9% | 3% | C− |
| 3,670 | East Fork Township IL | 2,420 | $68K | 13.1% | 2.6% | 3% | C− |
| 3,671 | Belleville KS | 1,986 | $56K | 8.0% | 3.4% | 49% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | 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 Mosheim, the top three, the last and three more from Tennessee.
Bordering towns draw 37% of Mosheim’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mosheim workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosheim | – | C− | C− | 23 min | $48,986 |
| Greeneville | 37% | C− | B | 19 min | $49,889 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greeneville. Darker towns draw more of Mosheim’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 Mosheim: questions
What is the median household income in Mosheim?
$48,986 (±$3,932) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mosheim?
17.4%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mosheim?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mosheim work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greeneville (37%, 8 mi), Morristown (9%, 19 mi), Johnson City (6%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mosheim walkable?
Mosheim is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mosheim without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mosheim, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mosheim
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.