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The most common industries in Obion are: Construction (8.7% of civilian employees), Plastics & rubber products (8.3% of civilian employees), Food (6.8% of civilian employees). 67.4% of workers work in Obion County. 75.8% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 8.4% greater than the rate of 69.4% across the entire state of Tennessee.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Obion, Tennessee was 1,134 / 1,086
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Obion, Tennessee was 1,134 / 1,086
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Construction | 8.7% (40) | 14.4% (38) | 1.0% (2) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 8.3% (38) | 13.6% (36) | 1.0% (2) |
| Food | 6.8% (31) | 4.2% (11) | 10.3% (20) |
| Health care | 6.8% (31) | 2.3% (6) | 12.8% (25) |
| Finance and insurance | 5.4% (25) | 1.1% (3) | 11.3% (22) |
| Public administration | 4.6% (21) | 4.2% (11) | 5.1% (10) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 4.6% (21) | 2.3% (6) | 7.7% (15) |
| Educational services | 4.1% (19) | 0.0% (0) | 9.7% (19) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 3.9% (18) | 5.3% (14) | 2.1% (4) |
| Accommodation and food services | 3.7% (17) | 2.7% (7) | 5.1% (10) |
| Truck transportation | 3.5% (16) | 5.3% (14) | 1.0% (2) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.1% (14) | 4.2% (11) | 1.5% (3) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.8% (13) | 1.5% (4) | 4.6% (9) |
| Printing and related support activities | 2.6% (12) | 3.0% (8) | 2.1% (4) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 2.2% (10) | 2.7% (7) | 1.5% (3) |
| Machinery | 2.2% (10) | 1.9% (5) | 2.6% (5) |
| U. S. Postal service | 2.0% (9) | 2.7% (7) | 1.0% (2) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.7% (8) | 1.9% (5) | 1.5% (3) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 1.5% (7) | 1.9% (5) | 1.0% (2) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.5% (7) | 2.3% (6) | 0.5% (1) |
| Apparel | 1.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 3.1% (6) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 1.3% (6) | 2.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal and metal products | 1.3% (6) | 1.9% (5) | 0.5% (1) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.3% (6) | 1.5% (4) | 1.0% (2) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.1% (5) | 1.9% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 2.6% (5) |
| Private households | 1.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 2.6% (5) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.1% (5) | 0.8% (2) | 1.5% (3) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (4) | 1.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.9% (4) | 1.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Wood products | 0.7% (3) | 1.1% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (3) | 1.1% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (3) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.7% (3) | 1.1% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Rail transportation | 0.7% (3) | 1.1% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Utilities | 0.7% (3) | 1.1% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 0.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (3) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (3) | 1.1% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.4% (2) | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Leather and allied products | 0.4% (2) | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Chemicals | 0.4% (2) | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (2) |
| Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (2) | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.4% (2) | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 0.4% (2) | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (2) |
Unemployment in Obion
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 0.7%Males
- 2.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 35.1%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.6%Males
- 4.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 9.1%Males
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 22.2%Males
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Obion: | 3.8% (17) |
| Tennessee: | 5.8% (168,022) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Obion: | 8.1% (36) |
| Tennessee: | 4.5% (129,739) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Obion: | 5.5% (24) |
| Tennessee: | 5.6% (162,304) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Obion: | 9.8% (43) |
| Tennessee: | 10.0% (290,467) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Obion: | 13.2% (58) |
| Tennessee: | 10.1% (295,472) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Obion: | 8.4% (37) |
| Tennessee: | 14.4% (419,614) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Obion: | 13.3% (58) |
| Tennessee: | 11.3% (327,876) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Obion: | 4.9% (22) |
| Tennessee: | 10.1% (293,227) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Obion: | 2.9% (13) |
| Tennessee: | 4.8% (138,580) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Obion: | 0.7% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 5.7% (165,600) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Obion: | 10.8% (48) |
| Tennessee: | 6.8% (197,821) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Obion: | 17.7% (78) |
| Tennessee: | 7.4% (215,456) |
<5am:
| Obion: | 1.4% (6) |
| Tennessee: | 3.6% (95,201) |
5:30am:
| Obion: | 2.7% (12) |
| Tennessee: | 3.2% (85,054) |
6am:
| Obion: | 7.9% (35) |
| Tennessee: | 5.0% (130,170) |
6:30am:
| Obion: | 14.5% (64) |
| Tennessee: | 9.9% (258,202) |
7am:
| Obion: | 11.1% (49) |
| Tennessee: | 12.1% (315,993) |
7:30am:
| Obion: | 12.7% (56) |
| Tennessee: | 15.3% (400,482) |
8am:
| Obion: | 16.1% (71) |
| Tennessee: | 14.7% (385,430) |
8:30am:
| Obion: | 6.1% (27) |
| Tennessee: | 8.3% (217,000) |
9am:
| Obion: | 1.1% (5) |
| Tennessee: | 3.6% (95,491) |
10am:
| Obion: | 2.7% (12) |
| Tennessee: | 4.2% (109,641) |
12pm:
| Obion: | 0.7% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 0.8% (21,640) |
4pm:
| Obion: | 7.3% (32) |
| Tennessee: | 7.3% (192,279) |
>4pm:
| Obion: | 12.5% (55) |
| Tennessee: | 7.6% (198,970) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Obion: | 6.3% (16) |
| Tennessee: | 6.9% (108,520) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Obion: | 13.7% (36) |
| Tennessee: | 5.6% (87,671) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Obion: | 5.4% (14) |
| Tennessee: | 6.4% (100,890) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Obion: | 14.7% (38) |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% (179,873) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Obion: | 15.7% (41) |
| Tennessee: | 10.3% (161,655) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Obion: | 9.5% (25) |
| Tennessee: | 13.0% (204,436) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Obion: | 7.4% (19) |
| Tennessee: | 9.8% (153,357) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Obion: | 1.5% (4) |
| Tennessee: | 8.9% (140,283) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Obion: | 5.1% (13) |
| Tennessee: | 4.1% (65,033) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Obion: | 1.2% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 5.3% (82,870) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Obion: | 9.6% (25) |
| Tennessee: | 7.0% (109,280) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Obion: | 9.9% (26) |
| Tennessee: | 8.0% (125,064) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Obion: | 5.8% (10) |
| Tennessee: | 4.6% (61,414) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Obion: | 2.8% (5) |
| Tennessee: | 8.2% (110,594) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Obion: | 9.8% (18) |
| Tennessee: | 10.0% (133,817) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Obion: | 7.0% (13) |
| Tennessee: | 16.0% (215,178) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Obion: | 21.5% (39) |
| Tennessee: | 13.0% (174,519) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Obion: | 10.1% (18) |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% (152,944) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Obion: | 12.6% (23) |
| Tennessee: | 6.6% (88,541) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Obion: | 28.4% (51) |
| Tennessee: | 6.7% (90,392) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.4%
Less than 5 minutes:
| Obion: | 7.0% (31) |
| Tennessee: | 2.8% (73,643) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Obion: | 7.7% (34) |
| Tennessee: | 9.9% (258,796) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Obion: | 8.6% (38) |
| Tennessee: | 14.6% (382,474) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Obion: | 15.2% (67) |
| Tennessee: | 16.9% (441,464) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Obion: | 25.9% (114) |
| Tennessee: | 15.6% (409,099) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Obion: | 7.5% (33) |
| Tennessee: | 6.0% (158,281) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Obion: | 14.3% (63) |
| Tennessee: | 14.1% (370,428) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Obion: | 2.5% (11) |
| Tennessee: | 2.4% (63,838) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Obion: | 0.9% (4) |
| Tennessee: | 2.7% (70,195) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Obion: | 3.4% (15) |
| Tennessee: | 6.7% (174,982) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Obion: | 1.8% (8) |
| Tennessee: | 3.5% (92,042) |
90 or more minutes:
| Obion: | 2.0% (9) |
| Tennessee: | 2.1% (55,664) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Obion: | 82.1% (362) |
| Tennessee: | 81.7% (2,140,377) |
Carpooled:
| Obion: | 11.6% (51) |
| Tennessee: | 12.5% (328,321) |
Walked:
| Obion: | 2.0% (9) |
| Tennessee: | 1.5% (39,689) |
Other means:
| Obion: | 1.1% (5) |
| Tennessee: | 0.7% (17,308) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Obion: | 91.6% (379) |
| Tennessee: | 89.7% (2,520,406) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Obion: | 5.8% (24) |
| Tennessee: | 7.8% (220,446) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Obion: | 2.6% (11) |
| Tennessee: | 1.7% (48,323) |
Drove alone:
| Obion: | 87.7% (362) |
| Tennessee: | 86.7% (2,140,377) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Obion: | 11.1% (46) |
| Tennessee: | 10.4% (257,957) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Obion: | 1.2% (5) |
| Tennessee: | 1.8% (44,143) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Obion: | 75.8% (368) |
| Tennessee: | 69.4% (2,369,609) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Obion: | 0.6% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 2.7% (91,783) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Obion: | 4.8% (23) |
| Tennessee: | 7.7% (261,180) |
Local government workers:
| Obion: | 8.9% (43) |
| Tennessee: | 6.9% (234,837) |
Federal government workers:
| Obion: | 4.5% (22) |
| Tennessee: | 2.7% (93,298) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Obion: | 5.4% (26) |
| Tennessee: | 7.0% (239,148) |
Employee of private company:
| Obion: | 75.6% (347) |
| Tennessee: | 70.0% (1,855,123) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Obion: | 1.1% (5) |
| Tennessee: | 6.2% (164,441) |
Local government workers:
| Obion: | 5.7% (26) |
| Tennessee: | 7.1% (189,357) |
State government workers:
| Obion: | 4.8% (22) |
| Tennessee: | 4.0% (107,075) |
Federal government workers:
| Obion: | 3.5% (16) |
| Tennessee: | 2.7% (72,605) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Obion: | 8.9% (41) |
| Tennessee: | 7.3% (194,497) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Obion: | 0.4% (2) |
| Tennessee: | 0.3% (8,424) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Obion: | 73.5% (215) |
| Tennessee: | 72.1% (1,295,850) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Obion: | 1.1% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 3.6% (64,468) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Obion: | 6.8% (20) |
| Tennessee: | 4.9% (88,366) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Obion: | 6.5% (19) |
| Tennessee: | 5.0% (90,602) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Obion: | 6.5% (19) |
| Tennessee: | 3.0% (54,450) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Obion: | 5.7% (17) |
| Tennessee: | 8.3% (149,461) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Obion: | 79.3% (153) |
| Tennessee: | 66.4% (1,073,759) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Obion: | 1.6% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 10.7% (172,814) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Obion: | 12.5% (24) |
| Tennessee: | 8.9% (144,235) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Obion: | 1.6% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 2.4% (38,848) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Obion: | 4.9% (9) |
| Tennessee: | 5.5% (89,687) |