Barton Chapel · Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Robbins works elsewhere
Employers in Robbins report 17 jobs, and 108 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Robbins for work; outside it, Huntsville is the main destination (21%, 6 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Tennessee 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Robbins for work, and who comes in
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42 people are in Robbins on a workday afternoon, 68% 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.
The places Robbins commutes to
Where Robbins clocks in
21% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
Robbins makes things: 76% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Robbins, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 17. 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 Robbins’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Robbins
of Robbins workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 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.
How far Robbins’ workers travel
About 19% 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.
Next door to Robbins
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Robbins workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbins | – | — | — | — | $30,737 |
| Elgin | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elgin: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Robbins’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 Robbins: questions
What is the median household income in Robbins?
$30,737 (±$9,060) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Robbins?
35.3%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Robbins work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntsville (21%, 6 mi), Knoxville (11%, 44 mi), Oneida (10%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Robbins without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Robbins, from the people who make the trip.
More of Robbins
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.