Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 2.5How Pittman Center works: jobs, income and commuting
The trip to work takes 37 minutes on average, next to 26 for Tennessee and 26 for the U.S. Only 2% work in Pittman Center itself; outside it, Sevierville draws the most (23%, 14 miles). 236 jobs are based in Pittman Center for 194 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Pittman Center
On a workday 190 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 232 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.22 per resident).
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 places Pittman Center commutes to
Where Pittman Center clocks in
23% of workers
14% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pittman Center, 2014 → 2024: 118 → 236. 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 Pittman Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 37 minutes each way for Pittman Center’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pittman Center workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 236 commuters (the 7% 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 Pittman Center
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.
The towns next door employ 13% of Pittman Center
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pittman Center workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittman Center | – | — | — | 37 min | $78,125 |
| Gatlinburg | 13% | C | A− | 19 min | $53,475 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gatlinburg. Darker towns draw more of Pittman Center’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 Pittman Center: questions
What is the median household income in Pittman Center?
$78,125 (±$13,643) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pittman Center?
6.9%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pittman Center?
37 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pittman Center work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sevierville (23%, 14 mi), Pigeon Forge (14%, 10 mi), Gatlinburg (13%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Pittman Center without a car?
0% 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 Pittman Center, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pittman Center
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.