Commuting

Work Commuting Trends Dashboard

This dynamic dashboard allows users to select geographies to explore the characteristics and commuting patterns of the workers who live there.

It highlights how widely people travel for work and the extent of the region’s economic interconnectedness.

Knox County Commuting Trends

This map shows commuting trends for Knox County and those immediately surrounding it.

The data includes how many workers live and work within each county, and how many commute in and out of Knox County for work.

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Map of Knox County and the counties immediately surrounding it with arrows showing how many workers live and work within each county, and how many commute in or out of Knox County for work. 142,300 workers live and work in Knox County.
13,000 workers live and work in Anderson County. 12,600 workers commute from Anderson County to Knox County, and 18,700 workers commute from Knox County to Anderson County.
25,400 workers live and work in Blount County. 19,400 workers commute from Blount County to Knox County, and 13,000 workers commute from Knox County to Blount County.
1,700 workers live and work in Grainger County. 2,100 workers commute from Grainger County to Knox County, and 400 workers commute from Knox County to Grainger County.
4,900 workers live and work in Jefferson County. 5,900 workers commute from Jefferson County to Knox County, and 1,400 workers commute from Knox County to Jefferson County.
5,600 workers live and work in Loudon County. 7,400 workers commute from Loudon County to Knox County, and 2,800 workers commute from Knox County to Loudon County.
5,300 workers live and work in Roane County. 5,700 workers commute from Roane County to Knox County, and 1,300 workers commute from Knox County to Roane County.
25,000 workers live and work in Sevier County. 9,000 workers commute from Sevier County to Knox County, and 6,200 workers commute from Knox County to Sevier County.
1,000 workers live and work in Union County. 3,800 workers commute from Union County to Knox County, and 600 workers commute from Knox County to Union County.

Live in…

Anderson County

Work in…

Anderson 12,971
Blount 1,079
Campbell 483
Cocke 43
Grainger 85
Hamblen 267
Jefferson 175
Knox 12,588
Loudon 477
Morgan 222
Roane 923
Sevier 522
Union 78
Outside of Combined Statistical Area 5,424
Total Workers Residing in County 35,337

Live in…

Blount County

Work in…

Anderson 2,136
Blount 25,441
Campbell 114
Cocke 81
Grainger 40
Hamblen 399
Jefferson 172
Knox 19,356
Loudon 1,312
Morgan 26
Roane 249
Sevier 2,338
Union 39
Outside of Combined Statistical Area 10,078
Total Workers Residing in County 61,781

Live in…

Campbell County

Work in…

Anderson 2,698
Blount 411
Campbell 4,734
Cocke 58
Grainger 60
Hamblen 268
Jefferson 143
Knox 3,257
Loudon 128
Morgan 63
Roane 236
Sevier 311
Union 111
Outside of Combined Statistical Area 3,691
Total Workers Residing in County 16,169

Live in…

Cocke County

Work in…

Anderson 167
Blount 239
Campbell 64
Cocke 3,735
Grainger 101
Hamblen 1,491
Jefferson 1,005
Knox 1,550
Loudon 37
Morgan 7
Roane 35
Sevier 3,497
Union 37
Outside of Combined Statistical Area 3,241
Total Workers Residing in County 15,206

Live in…

Grainger County

Work in…

Anderson 140
Blount 151
Campbell 28
Cocke 95
Grainger 1,735
Hamblen 1,736
Jefferson 628
Knox 2,122
Loudon 33
Morgan 5
Roane 19
Sevier 325
Union 144
Outside of Combined Statistical Area 2,168
Total Workers Residing in County 9,329

Live in…

Hamblen County

Work in…

Anderson 283
Blount 420
Campbell 98
Cocke 456
Grainger 354
Hamblen 13,044
Jefferson 2,122
Knox 2,965
Loudon 69
Morgan 15
Roane 57
Sevier 1,325
Union 45
Outside of Combined Statistical Area 5,771
Total Workers Residing in County 27,024

Live in…

Jefferson County

Work in…

Anderson 393
Blount 670
Campbell 50
Cocke 659
Grainger 202
Hamblen 3,506
Jefferson 4,871
Knox 5,854
Loudon 78
Morgan 11
Roane 79
Sevier 3,735
Union 50
Outside of Combined Statistical Area 3,775
Total Workers Residing in County 23,933

Live in…

Knox County

Work in…

Anderson 18,694
Blount 13,041
Campbell 680
Cocke 239
Grainger 365
Hamblen 1,539
Jefferson 1,397
Knox 142,331
Loudon 2,796
Morgan 152
Roane 1,299
Sevier 6,196
Union 566
Outside of Combined Statistical Area 33,246
Total Workers Residing in County 222,541

Live in…

Loudon County

Work in…

Anderson 1,965
Blount 2,028
Campbell 94
Cocke 15
Grainger 12
Hamblen 143
Jefferson 42
Knox 7,397
Loudon 5,636
Morgan 43
Roane 478
Sevier 266
Union 25
Outside of Combined Statistical Area 5,624
Total Workers Residing in County 23,768

Live in…

Morgan County

Work in…

Anderson 1,701
Blount 192
Campbell 50
Cocke 15
Grainger 11
Hamblen 83
Jefferson 42
Knox 1,325
Loudon 128
Morgan 1,505
Roane 742
Sevier 103
Union 3
Outside of Combined Statistical Area 1,982
Total Workers Residing in County 7,882

Live in…

Roane County

Work in…

Anderson 4,966
Blount 739
Campbell 66
Cocke 25
Grainger 10
Hamblen 118
Jefferson 76
Knox 5,684
Loudon 1,341
Morgan 331
Roane 5,333
Sevier 241
Union 20
Outside of Combined Statistical Area 5,032
Total Workers Residing in County 23,982

Live in…

Sevier County

Work in…

Anderson 526
Blount 1,965
Campbell 80
Cocke 301
Grainger 59
Hamblen 779
Jefferson 663
Knox 8,988
Loudon 166
Morgan 16
Roane 103
Sevier 25,048
Union 53
Outside of Combined Statistical Area 6,710
Total Workers Residing in County 45,457

Live in…

Union County

Work in…

Anderson 755
Blount 272
Campbell 97
Cocke 5
Grainger 94
Hamblen 80
Jefferson 86
Knox 3,788
Loudon 57
Morgan 11
Roane 73
Sevier 257
Union 1,020
Outside of Combined Statistical Area 1,563
Total Workers Residing in County 8,158

Outside of Combined Statistical Area

Work in…

Anderson 8,877
Blount 10,183
Campbell 2,292
Cocke 1,517
Grainger 977
Hamblen 10,185
Jefferson 2,655
Knox 52,998
Loudon 4,508
Morgan 1,367
Roane 3,049
Sevier 6,825
Union 446

Total Workers Working in County

Anderson 56,272
Blount 56,831
Campbell 8,930
Cocke 7,244
Grainger 4,105
Hamblen 33,638
Jefferson 14,077
Knox 270,203
Loudon 16,766
Morgan 3,774
Roane 12,675
Sevier 50,989
Union 2,637