Photo: Brent Moore · CC BY 2.0There are 2.5 jobs in Sevierville for every working resident, and 17,153 people commute in
There are 19,154 jobs in Sevierville, and 7,537 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Sevierville are C for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Sevierville: the gist
Sevierville is where the jobs are
Sevierville has 19,154 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 31,000 people are in town, 61% more than the 19,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Sevierville draws workers from far and wide
The 19,154 jobs in Sevierville are filled from a wide area. Sevierville’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 18%; the other 72% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Fewer than half of Sevierville workers earn over $40,000 a year
43% of Sevierville’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 18% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
Few Sevierville workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Tennessee. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
How Sevierville earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sevierville is better than 34% of U.S. towns, #105 of 177 in Tennessee. Job access by car holds Sevierville’s grade up (ahead of 66% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($52,421, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sevierville could be anywhere from C− to B.
Sevierville nearly doubles on a workday
On a workday 5,536 residents head out to work and 2,001 work right here.
About 31,000 people are in Sevierville on a workday afternoon, 61% more than live here.
2.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where the people who work in Sevierville live
Where Sevierville clocks in
21% of workers
9% 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.
What Sevierville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sevierville, 2013 → 2023: 16,140 → 19,154. 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 Sevierville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from Sevierville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sevierville workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,805 commuters (the 4% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Sevierville
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 of Sevierville commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sevierville is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns, #71 of 177 in Tennessee. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.0% across Tennessee.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,147 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). 6.9% of Sevierville households have no vehicle (Tennessee 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Sevierville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Sevierville is 1,586th among 2,023 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 26,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 30 | Nolensville TN | 15,789 | $177K | 2.1% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
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| 117 | Farragut TN | 25,121 | $142K | 3.8% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 181 | Lakeland TN | 14,422 | $116K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
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| 1,584 | Marshall MN | 14,171 | $69K | 16.9% | 3.7% | 66% | C |
| 1,585 | Newton NC | 13,822 | $62K | 12.0% | 6.2% | 12% | C |
| 1,586 | Sevierville TN | 19,010 | $52K | 15.4% | 4.4% | 27% | C |
| 1,587 | Newton IA | 15,741 | $58K | 11.1% | 5.7% | 32% | C |
| 1,588 | Van Buren AR | 24,556 | $61K | 15.3% | 5.1% | 23% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,023 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Sevierville, the top three, the last and three more from Tennessee.
The towns next door employ 21% of Sevierville
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sevierville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevierville | – | C | C+ | 24 min | $52,421 |
| Pigeon Forge | 21% | C | B− | 21 min | $53,261 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pigeon Forge. Darker towns draw more of Sevierville’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 Sevierville: questions
What is the median household income in Sevierville?
$52,421 (±$8,230) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sevierville?
15.4%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sevierville?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sevierville work?
27% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pigeon Forge (21%, 6 mi), Gatlinburg (9%, 12 mi), Knoxville (9%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sevierville walkable?
Sevierville is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sevierville without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sevierville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sevierville
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.