Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0White House has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
3,793 jobs are based in White House, and 6,850 of its residents work somewhere. White House grades A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 6% work in White House itself; outside it, Nashville draws the most (39%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in White House: the gist
White House workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 26 across Tennessee. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
39% of White House works in Nashville
2,671 working residents, 39%, have their main job in Nashville, 21 miles away. That’s 7 times as many as work in White House itself. The commute map ↓
White House has added jobs fast
Jobs based in White House went from 2,685 in 2014 to 3,793 in 2024, +41%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside White House
71% of White House residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 53% of the jobs based in White House pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, 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.
Inside White House’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, White House is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #29 of 177 in Tennessee. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides White House’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, White House could be anywhere from B to A.
Each way, about 35 minutes from White House
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White House workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,797 commuters (the 15% 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 White House goes to work
Where White House clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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 White House’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White House, 2014 → 2024: 2,685 → 3,793. 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 White House’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through White House
On a workday 6,454 residents head out to work, 396 work right here, and 3,397 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in White House on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Miles to work from White House
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.
Most trips from White House start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, White House is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #117 of 177 in Tennessee. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% 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 7,984 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.9% of White House households have no vehicle (Tennessee 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of White House’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, White House is 561st among 1,822 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 24,000
| # | 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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| 28 | Nolensville TN | 15,789 | $177K | 2.1% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 154 | Lakeland TN | 14,422 | $116K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 283 | Arlington TN | 15,703 | $135K | 4.9% | 3.4% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 559 | Abington MA | 17,142 | $125K | 5.2% | 6.0% | 7% | A− |
| 560 | Sharonville OH | 13,997 | $75K | 9.1% | 1.3% | 8% | A− |
| 561 | White House TN | 17,872 | $90K | 7.0% | 2.9% | 6% | A− |
| 562 | Hudson MA | 20,341 | $103K | 5.3% | 4.8% | 13% | A− |
| 563 | Westport MA | 16,851 | $96K | 6.7% | 3.0% | 14% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,822 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 White House, the top three, the last and three more from Tennessee.
How White House compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White House workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White House | – | A− | C | 35 min | $90,019 |
| Millersville | under 3% | B− | C− | 22 min | $71,789 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White House’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 White House: questions
What is the median household income in White House?
$90,019 (±$5,512) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White House?
7.0%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White House?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White House work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashville (39%, 21 mi), Gallatin (6%, 13 mi), Hendersonville (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is White House walkable?
White House is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around White House without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White House, from the people who make the trip.
More of White House
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. 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.