Work and Jobs in Powell, Tennessee (TN) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in Powell are: Health care (11.5% of civilian employees), Educational services (8.3% of civilian employees), Professional, scientific, technical services (7.2% of civilian employees). 66.2% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 5.6% less than the rate of 70.0% across the entire state of Tennessee.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Health care | 11.5% (812) | 4.0% (150) | 20.0% (662) |
Educational services | 8.3% (585) | 3.6% (136) | 13.5% (449) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 7.2% (509) | 8.7% (324) | 5.6% (185) |
Accommodation and food services | 5.5% (386) | 5.7% (212) | 5.2% (174) |
Construction | 5.3% (372) | 9.4% (350) | 0.7% (22) |
Public administration | 4.8% (338) | 4.6% (170) | 5.1% (168) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.7% (259) | 4.0% (149) | 3.3% (110) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 3.0% (214) | 1.8% (66) | 4.5% (148) |
Repair and maintenance | 2.7% (193) | 3.6% (134) | 1.8% (59) |
Finance and insurance | 2.6% (181) | 2.3% (84) | 2.9% (97) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 2.5% (173) | 4.0% (151) | 0.7% (22) |
Food and beverage stores | 2.2% (158) | 2.2% (81) | 2.3% (77) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.2% (155) | 2.7% (100) | 1.7% (55) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.1% (147) | 1.2% (46) | 3.0% (101) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.8% (127) | 0.2% (6) | 3.6% (121) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.7% (123) | 1.9% (71) | 1.6% (52) |
Social assistance | 1.6% (115) | 0.0% (0) | 3.5% (115) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.6% (113) | 1.3% (48) | 2.0% (65) |
Truck transportation | 1.6% (111) | 3.0% (111) | 0.0% (0) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.6% (110) | 2.5% (93) | 0.5% (17) |
Apparel | 1.5% (106) | 0.8% (28) | 2.4% (78) |
Metal and metal products | 1.4% (102) | 2.7% (102) | 0.0% (0) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.3% (91) | 0.6% (23) | 2.0% (68) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.2% (86) | 1.8% (67) | 0.6% (19) |
Utilities | 1.2% (86) | 1.5% (56) | 0.9% (30) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.1% (80) | 0.0% (0) | 2.4% (80) |
Transportation equipment | 1.1% (79) | 1.8% (68) | 0.3% (11) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.1% (77) | 1.8% (67) | 0.3% (10) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.0% (74) | 0.9% (35) | 1.2% (39) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.8% (58) | 0.8% (28) | 0.9% (30) |
Rail transportation | 0.8% (58) | 1.6% (58) | 0.0% (0) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.8% (53) | 1.0% (36) | 0.5% (17) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (51) | 1.1% (41) | 0.3% (10) |
Paper | 0.7% (48) | 1.1% (42) | 0.2% (6) |
Machinery | 0.7% (47) | 1.3% (47) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.7% (46) | 1.1% (40) | 0.2% (6) |
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (44) | 0.9% (34) | 0.3% (10) |
Other direct selling establishments | 0.6% (44) | 0.3% (12) | 1.0% (32) |
Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.6% (41) | 0.4% (15) | 0.8% (26) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (38) | 0.8% (28) | 0.3% (10) |
Computer and electronic products | 0.5% (38) | 0.9% (33) | 0.2% (5) |
Food | 0.5% (33) | 0.9% (33) | 0.0% (0) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.5% (32) | 0.7% (26) | 0.2% (6) |
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (27) | 0.5% (18) | 0.3% (9) |
Wood products | 0.4% (26) | 0.6% (22) | 0.1% (4) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.4% (25) | 0.7% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
Chemicals | 0.3% (23) | 0.1% (3) | 0.6% (20) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (22) | 0.4% (15) | 0.2% (7) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.3% (22) | 0.6% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
Book stores and news dealers | 0.3% (22) | 0.2% (7) | 0.5% (15) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (22) | 0.3% (10) | 0.4% (12) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.3% (22) | 0.6% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.3% (21) | 0.4% (16) | 0.2% (5) |
Vending machine operators | 0.3% (21) | 0.4% (16) | 0.2% (5) |
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.3% (20) | 0.5% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.2% (17) | 0.5% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.2% (16) | 0.4% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (14) | 0.4% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
Private households | 0.2% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (12) |
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (11) | 0.3% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.2% (11) | 0.3% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (10) | 0.3% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Petroleum and coal products | 0.1% (10) | 0.3% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (10) | 0.3% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (10) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.1% (9) | 0.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (9) | 0.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (9) |
Warehousing and storage | 0.1% (6) | 0.2% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Textile mills and textile products | 0.1% (5) | 0.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (5) | 0.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Powell
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 5.5%Males
- 1.8%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 11.9%Males
- 12.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 45.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
Powell: | 2.6% (181) |
Tennessee: | 3.6% (95,201) |
5:30am:
Powell: | 1.7% (114) |
Tennessee: | 3.2% (85,054) |
6am:
Powell: | 3.2% (221) |
Tennessee: | 5.0% (130,170) |
6:30am:
Powell: | 7.9% (541) |
Tennessee: | 9.9% (258,202) |
7am:
Powell: | 9.3% (637) |
Tennessee: | 12.1% (315,993) |
7:30am:
Powell: | 17.5% (1,206) |
Tennessee: | 15.3% (400,482) |
8am:
Powell: | 19.2% (1,323) |
Tennessee: | 14.7% (385,430) |
8:30am:
Powell: | 9.1% (628) |
Tennessee: | 8.3% (217,000) |
9am:
Powell: | 4.7% (324) |
Tennessee: | 3.6% (95,491) |
10am:
Powell: | 4.2% (286) |
Tennessee: | 4.2% (109,641) |
11am:
Powell: | 1.4% (94) |
Tennessee: | 1.7% (45,353) |
12pm:
Powell: | 0.7% (51) |
Tennessee: | 0.8% (21,640) |
4pm:
Powell: | 7.9% (542) |
Tennessee: | 7.3% (192,279) |
>4pm:
Powell: | 8.5% (586) |
Tennessee: | 7.6% (198,970) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
Powell: | 2.5% (171) |
Tennessee: | 2.8% (73,643) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Powell: | 10.4% (719) |
Tennessee: | 9.9% (258,796) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Powell: | 9.9% (682) |
Tennessee: | 14.6% (382,474) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Powell: | 15.8% (1,086) |
Tennessee: | 16.9% (441,464) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Powell: | 21.5% (1,482) |
Tennessee: | 15.6% (409,099) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Powell: | 10.0% (689) |
Tennessee: | 6.0% (158,281) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Powell: | 17.9% (1,235) |
Tennessee: | 14.1% (370,428) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Powell: | 1.8% (127) |
Tennessee: | 2.4% (63,838) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Powell: | 1.4% (98) |
Tennessee: | 2.7% (70,195) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Powell: | 3.0% (209) |
Tennessee: | 6.7% (174,982) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Powell: | 1.5% (106) |
Tennessee: | 3.5% (92,042) |
90 or more minutes:
Powell: | 1.9% (130) |
Tennessee: | 2.1% (55,664) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Powell: | 86.5% (5,956) |
Tennessee: | 81.7% (2,140,377) |
Carpooled:
Powell: | 9.5% (651) |
Tennessee: | 12.5% (328,321) |
Bus or trolley bus:
Powell: | 0.2% (11) |
Tennessee: | 0.7% (18,847) |
Walked:
Powell: | 1.6% (112) |
Tennessee: | 1.5% (39,689) |
Other means:
Powell: | 0.1% (4) |
Tennessee: | 0.7% (17,308) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Powell: | 90.1% (5,956) |
Tennessee: | 86.7% (2,140,377) |
In 2 person carpool:
Powell: | 7.3% (485) |
Tennessee: | 10.4% (257,957) |
In 3 person carpool:
Powell: | 1.2% (78) |
Tennessee: | 1.8% (44,143) |
In 4 person carpool:
Powell: | 0.9% (62) |
Tennessee: | 0.6% (14,756) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
Powell: | 0.4% (26) |
Tennessee: | 0.3% (7,676) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Powell: | 66.2% (4,668) |
Tennessee: | 70.0% (1,855,123) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Powell: | 2.0% (143) |
Tennessee: | 2.3% (60,116) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Powell: | 8.1% (569) |
Tennessee: | 6.2% (164,441) |
Local government workers:
Powell: | 7.7% (544) |
Tennessee: | 7.1% (189,357) |
State government workers:
Powell: | 5.4% (380) |
Tennessee: | 4.0% (107,075) |
Federal government workers:
Powell: | 3.8% (267) |
Tennessee: | 2.7% (72,605) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Powell: | 6.8% (477) |
Tennessee: | 7.3% (194,497) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Powell: | 73.0% (2,722) |
Tennessee: | 72.2% (1,026,929) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Powell: | 3.4% (125) |
Tennessee: | 3.1% (44,063) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Powell: | 2.6% (97) |
Tennessee: | 3.9% (55,232) |
Local government workers - Males:
Powell: | 6.8% (255) |
Tennessee: | 5.4% (76,783) |
State government workers - Males:
Powell: | 3.6% (134) |
Tennessee: | 3.1% (43,631) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Powell: | 4.1% (153) |
Tennessee: | 2.8% (39,487) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Powell: | 6.5% (244) |
Tennessee: | 9.3% (131,816) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Powell: | 58.6% (1,946) |
Tennessee: | 67.4% (828,194) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Powell: | 0.5% (18) |
Tennessee: | 1.3% (16,053) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Powell: | 14.2% (472) |
Tennessee: | 8.9% (109,209) |
Local government workers - Females:
Powell: | 8.7% (289) |
Tennessee: | 9.2% (112,574) |
State government workers - Females:
Powell: | 7.4% (246) |
Tennessee: | 5.2% (63,444) |
Federal government workers - Females:
Powell: | 3.4% (114) |
Tennessee: | 2.7% (33,118) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Powell: | 7.0% (233) |
Tennessee: | 5.1% (62,681) |