Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)

City Commute Profile

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN

Where Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)’s 342,951 resident workers go each day — 62.9% work within the area; the top destination beyond it is Franklin.

TennesseeLODES 2023 data
58
Commute Score

58 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) at a glance
Employed Residents
342,951
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
62.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
20.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Franklin
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)

342,951 commutes, one dot at a time

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)

Where 342,951 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), by worker count.

1Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)0.0 mi215,883
2Franklin16.8 mi17,476
3Berry Hill2.3 mi15,938
4Brentwood11.0 mi14,713
5Memphis193.2 mi5,543
6La Vergne14.7 mi5,045
7Mount Juliet14.3 mi4,759
8Murfreesboro28.7 mi4,722

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance).

1Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)0.0 mi215,883
2Murfreesboro28.7 mi19,511
3Franklin16.8 mi14,113
4Hendersonville14.1 mi13,173
5Clarksville43.8 mi12,037
6Mount Juliet14.3 mi11,161
7Smyrna18.6 mi9,908
8Brentwood11.0 mi9,680

Top industries

The sectors that employ Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance16.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services9.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.0%
RTRetail Trade8.2%
FIFinance and Insurance5.4%
TRTransportation and Warehousing5.2%
COConstruction5.2%
EDEducational Services4.8%

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) city profile

Who lives in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) — population, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
690,130
Median age
34.5yrs
Median household income
$77,371
Median home value
$413,600
Median gross rent
$1,586/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
48.0%
Poverty rate
14.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Connectivity

Internet options for Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps68%
See all internet providers in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)

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