These Are The 10 Hardest Working Places In Tennessee
We crunched the numbers to identify the places in Tennessee that get up early and stay late to bring home the bacon.
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America has been known as the land of opportunity for as long as I can remember. It’s the one place in the world where if you bare down and work your nose to the grindstone, you can make a better life for your family and yourself.
And while everyone in Tennessee works hard, there’s a certain part of the Volunteer State that takes the Puritan work ethic to the extreme — the hardest working places in Tennessee .
Who’s the leader of this work around the clock ethos? That would be Arlington which takes top honors for the hardest working place in Tennessee. People work so hard there they manage to make getting to work a job.
So what other places burn the midnight oil to bring home a large piece of bacon? You’re going to have to get to the office early and stay late on Fridays to beat out these places in Tennessee for a promotion:
- Arlington
- Spring Hill
- Brentwood
- Collierville
- Nolensville
- Green Hill
- Germantown
- Lakeland
- Franklin
- Signal Mountain
So listen up Newport as we explain how we created this ranking, you could learn some things from the rest of the state.
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How We Determined The Hardest Working Places In The Volunteer State
Like all problems here at Zippia, we start with the data to answer the hard questions. Some might even consider us the hardest working data-crunchers this side of the Mississippi.
In this particular case, we went to the latest version of the American Community Survey looking for answers. As luck would have it, the Census Bureau just released the 2009-2014 5-Yr Estimate which would make this analysis the first of it’s kind with the new data.
After scrolling through what seemed like hundreds of criteria, we settled on this set for each State:
- Average hours worked
- Average commute time
- Workers per household (Employed labor force divided by the number households)
- Labor force participation rate
- Adults with a college degree
Our thinking went something along the lines of if you are spent the many years getting a degree, are actively seeking employment, work a ton of hours when employed, and spend forever getting to work, you get the Zippia hardworking stamp of approval.
After we got the data for all 105 places in Tennessee, we ranked each place from 1 to 105 for each of the criteria with 1 being the “hardest working”.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each to create a hardworking index.
Finally, we crowned the place with the lowest hard working index the “Hardest Working Place In Tennessee”. And, at the end of the day, Arlington had it’s hard work pay off.
Read the detailed chart below to learn a bit more about why each place ranked where it did.
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1. Arlington
Source: Wikipedia
Population: 11,623College Graduates: 42.3%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 38.9
Workers Per Household: 1.8
2. Spring Hill
Source: Wikipedia
Population: 31,467College Graduates: 42.8%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.5
Workers Per Household: 1.6
3. Brentwood
Source: Wikipedia
Population: 39,059College Graduates: 67.9%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 40.0
Workers Per Household: 1.5
4. Collierville
Source: Wikipedia
Population: 46,780College Graduates: 52.7%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.7
Workers Per Household: 1.6
5. Nolensville
Source: Wikipedia
Population: 6,131College Graduates: 58.5%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 37.7
Workers Per Household: 1.5
6. Green Hill
Population: 6,667 College Graduates: 29.9%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 38.5
Workers Per Household: 1.5
7. Germantown
Source: Wikipedia
Population: 39,207College Graduates: 65.1%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 40.3
Workers Per Household: 1.4
8. Lakeland
Source: Wikipedia
Population: 12,549College Graduates: 44.0%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.6
Workers Per Household: 1.4
9. Franklin
Source: Wikipedia
Population: 66,596College Graduates: 56.1%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.8
Workers Per Household: 1.4
10. Signal Mountain
Source: Wikipedia
Population: 8,416College Graduates: 66.4%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 40.5
Workers Per Household: 1.2
Detailed List Of Hardest Places In Tennessee
| City |
Rank |
Population |
College Graduates |
Average Hours Worked Per Week |
Workers Per Household |
| Arlington |
1 |
11,623 |
42.3% |
38.9 |
1.8 |
| Spring Hill |
2 |
31,467 |
42.8% |
39.5 |
1.6 |
| Brentwood |
3 |
39,059 |
67.9% |
40.0 |
1.5 |
| Collierville |
4 |
46,780 |
52.7% |
39.7 |
1.6 |
| Nolensville |
5 |
6,131 |
58.5% |
37.7 |
1.5 |
| Green Hill |
6 |
6,667 |
29.9% |
38.5 |
1.5 |
| Germantown |
7 |
39,207 |
65.1% |
40.3 |
1.4 |
| Lakeland |
8 |
12,549 |
44.0% |
39.6 |
1.4 |
| Franklin |
9 |
66,596 |
56.1% |
39.8 |
1.4 |
| Signal Mountain |
10 |
8,416 |
66.4% |
40.5 |
1.2 |
| Bartlett |
11 |
57,805 |
35.5% |
39.4 |
1.5 |
| Hendersonville |
12 |
53,257 |
32.5% |
40.0 |
1.4 |
| Mount Juliet |
13 |
27,053 |
34.3% |
40.0 |
1.5 |
| Farragut |
14 |
21,111 |
60.7% |
38.6 |
1.4 |
| White House |
15 |
10,618 |
25.4% |
40.1 |
1.5 |
| Fairview |
16 |
8,020 |
25.8% |
38.1 |
1.4 |
| Oakland |
17 |
6,944 |
31.5% |
42.1 |
1.4 |
| Smyrna |
18 |
42,235 |
23.6% |
40.0 |
1.5 |
| Murfreesboro |
19 |
114,660 |
37.0% |
38.0 |
1.5 |
| Nashville |
20 |
624,261 |
35.8% |
38.7 |
1.4 |
| Middle Valley |
21 |
13,282 |
26.2% |
38.3 |
1.3 |
| Atoka |
22 |
8,727 |
23.8% |
39.9 |
1.5 |
| Jonesborough |
23 |
5,138 |
29.5% |
39.7 |
1.1 |
| La Vergne |
24 |
33,637 |
18.6% |
39.6 |
1.7 |
| Maryville |
25 |
27,824 |
35.1% |
37.8 |
1.2 |
| Johnson City |
26 |
64,614 |
38.9% |
36.6 |
1.2 |
| Harrison |
27 |
7,595 |
23.1% |
36.7 |
1.4 |
| Gallatin |
28 |
31,800 |
20.8% |
40.1 |
1.3 |
| Millersville |
29 |
6,481 |
13.5% |
41.1 |
1.5 |
| Collegedale |
30 |
9,488 |
33.2% |
34.2 |
1.6 |
| East Ridge |
31 |
21,220 |
20.2% |
38.9 |
1.2 |
| Pigeon Forge |
32 |
6,004 |
14.5% |
42.6 |
1.4 |
| Sevierville |
33 |
15,592 |
18.1% |
38.6 |
1.4 |
| Red Bank |
34 |
11,759 |
25.6% |
36.7 |
1.3 |
| Goodlettsville |
35 |
16,466 |
28.8% |
37.7 |
1.3 |
| Clarksville |
36 |
140,563 |
23.6% |
40.8 |
1.4 |
| Seymour |
37 |
10,703 |
16.1% |
39.4 |
1.3 |
| Knoxville |
38 |
181,759 |
29.9% |
37.1 |
1.1 |
| Oak Ridge |
39 |
29,301 |
40.8% |
38.3 |
1.2 |
| Millington |
40 |
11,152 |
17.9% |
39.2 |
1.3 |
| Greenbrier |
41 |
6,550 |
18.8% |
38.7 |
1.4 |
| Dickson |
42 |
14,814 |
13.3% |
39.1 |
1.2 |
| Portland |
43 |
11,853 |
13.5% |
40.2 |
1.4 |
| Jackson |
44 |
67,190 |
27.9% |
37.4 |
1.3 |
| Munford |
45 |
6,001 |
12.4% |
39.7 |
1.5 |
| Chattanooga |
46 |
171,863 |
26.3% |
37.8 |
1.2 |
| Lebanon |
47 |
27,847 |
21.7% |
38.8 |
1.3 |
| Manchester |
48 |
10,223 |
18.0% |
40.5 |
1.1 |
| Fairfield Glade |
49 |
7,754 |
36.4% |
36.8 |
0.4 |
| Cleveland |
50 |
42,331 |
24.3% |
37.1 |
1.3 |
| Soddy-Daisy |
51 |
13,109 |
18.4% |
38.7 |
1.2 |
| Tellico Village |
52 |
6,385 |
62.3% |
36.0 |
0.5 |
| Memphis |
53 |
656,715 |
24.7% |
37.9 |
1.3 |
| Clinton |
54 |
9,874 |
21.3% |
37.9 |
1.0 |
| Church Hill |
55 |
6,742 |
15.8% |
37.8 |
1.2 |
| Springfield |
56 |
16,598 |
13.4% |
39.4 |
1.3 |
| Alcoa |
57 |
8,556 |
18.5% |
39.3 |
1.1 |
| Bristol |
58 |
26,705 |
22.4% |
37.5 |
1.1 |
| Lynchburg |
59 |
6,348 |
13.9% |
38.8 |
1.4 |
| Mount Carmel |
60 |
5,443 |
14.1% |
40.8 |
1.1 |
| Athens |
61 |
13,603 |
23.2% |
38.4 |
1.1 |
| Loudon |
62 |
5,606 |
10.5% |
39.6 |
1.2 |
| Hartsville/Trousdale County |
63 |
7,859 |
11.9% |
38.5 |
1.3 |
| South Cleveland |
64 |
5,951 |
12.7% |
39.0 |
1.4 |
| McKenzie |
65 |
5,561 |
27.6% |
32.9 |
1.1 |
| Martin |
66 |
11,396 |
28.2% |
33.7 |
1.3 |
| Winchester |
67 |
8,493 |
21.5% |
40.5 |
1.0 |
| Dyersburg |
68 |
16,998 |
24.1% |
39.0 |
1.0 |
| Columbia |
69 |
35,207 |
16.9% |
38.7 |
1.2 |
| Kingston |
70 |
5,888 |
16.9% |
37.5 |
1.0 |
| Kingsport |
71 |
52,835 |
25.4% |
37.8 |
1.0 |
| Tullahoma |
72 |
18,900 |
23.6% |
38.6 |
1.1 |
| Jefferson City |
73 |
8,342 |
20.3% |
36.5 |
1.3 |
| McMinnville |
74 |
13,600 |
12.1% |
40.0 |
1.0 |
| Milan |
75 |
7,826 |
16.4% |
39.7 |
1.2 |
| Pulaski |
76 |
7,734 |
16.2% |
39.7 |
1.0 |
| Henderson |
77 |
6,429 |
16.7% |
37.0 |
1.4 |
| Cookeville |
78 |
31,004 |
27.1% |
35.8 |
1.1 |
| Greeneville |
79 |
15,015 |
21.4% |
37.9 |
1.0 |
| Lexington |
80 |
7,771 |
18.1% |
40.1 |
1.1 |
| Elizabethton |
81 |
14,322 |
20.9% |
37.5 |
1.0 |
| Morristown |
82 |
29,152 |
16.4% |
38.4 |
1.1 |
| Shelbyville |
83 |
20,616 |
8.2% |
37.9 |
1.1 |
| Brownsville |
84 |
10,079 |
15.9% |
38.5 |
1.1 |
| Crossville |
85 |
11,125 |
18.3% |
36.5 |
1.0 |
| Union City |
86 |
10,791 |
19.4% |
39.7 |
1.0 |
| Lewisburg |
87 |
11,252 |
10.1% |
39.0 |
1.2 |
| Fayetteville |
88 |
6,991 |
16.7% |
40.6 |
1.0 |
| Lenoir City |
89 |
8,867 |
11.1% |
37.9 |
1.2 |
| Paris |
90 |
10,165 |
14.4% |
38.1 |
1.0 |
| Sweetwater |
91 |
5,856 |
12.2% |
39.0 |
1.0 |
| Covington |
92 |
9,033 |
9.0% |
38.0 |
1.2 |
| Bolivar |
93 |
5,275 |
10.7% |
36.8 |
1.1 |
| Ripley |
94 |
8,350 |
14.4% |
37.8 |
1.0 |
| Dayton |
95 |
7,316 |
10.3% |
38.0 |
1.1 |
| Bloomingdale |
96 |
9,882 |
7.6% |
36.7 |
1.1 |
| Humboldt |
97 |
8,363 |
8.3% |
37.5 |
1.0 |
| Savannah |
98 |
7,029 |
13.0% |
37.2 |
1.0 |
| Rockwood |
99 |
5,480 |
6.1% |
38.8 |
0.9 |
| Erwin |
100 |
6,052 |
12.4% |
39.3 |
0.9 |
| Sparta |
101 |
5,036 |
8.4% |
37.8 |
0.9 |
| Harriman |
102 |
6,296 |
11.6% |
40.1 |
0.9 |
| Lawrenceburg |
103 |
10,440 |
9.4% |
39.0 |
1.0 |
| La Follette |
104 |
7,304 |
7.8% |
37.6 |
0.8 |
| Newport |
105 |
6,890 |
5.9% |
35.9 |
0.9 |
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