Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY 3.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Munford works elsewhere
For jobs and income Munford is better than 49% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (C−). There are 931 jobs in Munford for 2,625 working residents. Only 4% work in Munford; the top destination outside it is Memphis (41%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Munford apart on work
41% of Munford works in Memphis
1,077 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Memphis, 25 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Munford itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Munford
63% of Munford residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Munford pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Munford has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Munford went from 626 in 2013 to 931 in 2023, +49%. The jobs ↓
Munford workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Tennessee. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Munford
Household income holds Munford’s grade up ($89,531, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Munford could be anywhere from C to A−.
Commuting out of Munford: the destinations
Where Munford clocks in
41% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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 Munford
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Munford, 2013 → 2023: 626 → 931. 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 Munford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Munford: 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 Munford workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,774 commuters (the 9% 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.
Munford on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,518 residents head out to work, 107 work right here, and 824 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Munford on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Near or far: the trip to work from Munford
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.
Munford is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,061 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). 2.9% of Munford households have no vehicle (Tennessee 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Munford’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Munford is 1,850th among 3,167 U.S. towns of 4,900 to 9,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 215 | Signal Mountain TN | 8,824 | $141K | 3.3% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 330 | Harrison TN | 8,011 | $89K | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 368 | Tellico Village TN | 7,414 | $107K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,848 | Seven Corners VA | 9,371 | $77K | 17.8% | 6.0% | 2% | B− |
| 1,849 | Eaton OH | 8,327 | $51K | 14.1% | 1.5% | 33% | B− |
| 1,850 | Munford TN | 6,996 | $90K | 8.8% | 7.9% | 4% | B− |
| 1,851 | Chatham MA | 6,752 | $85K | 10.8% | 3.9% | 26% | B− |
| 1,852 | Pinson AL | 7,830 | $76K | 10.6% | 6.1% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,167 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Munford, the top three, the last and three more from Tennessee.
Next door to Munford
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Atoka. Darker towns draw more of Munford’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 Munford: questions
What is the median household income in Munford?
$89,531 (±$20,724) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Munford?
8.8%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Munford?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Munford work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Memphis (41%, 25 mi), Covington (8%, 13 mi), Millington (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Munford walkable?
Munford is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Munford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Munford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Munford
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.