Providence Primitive Baptist Church · Photo: Michael Fisher · CC BY-SA 4.0Walterhill has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Home is the office for 51% of workers, where Tennessee as a whole has 13%. Walterhill has 86 jobs; 194 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Walterhill; the top destination outside it is Nashville (26%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Walterhill, and who commutes in
On a workday 194 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5 people are in Walterhill on a workday afternoon, 96% 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.
Where people from Walterhill work
Where Walterhill clocks in
25% of workers
11% 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.
In Walterhill, 56% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walterhill, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 86. 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 Walterhill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Walterhill
of Walterhill workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 51% 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.
Where in the region Walterhill works
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.
25% of Walterhill works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walterhill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walterhill | – | — | — | — | — |
| Murfreesboro | 25% | B+ | B− | 27 min | $80,108 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Murfreesboro. Darker towns draw more of Walterhill’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 Walterhill: questions
What is the poverty rate in Walterhill?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Walterhill work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashville (26%, 28 mi), Murfreesboro (25%, 8 mi), Smyrna (11%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walterhill 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 Walterhill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walterhill
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.