Work and Jobs in Big Sandy, Tennessee (TN) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in Big Sandy are: Truck transportation (8.8% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (7.4% of civilian employees), Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.4% of civilian employees). 35.1% of workers work in Benton County and 1.2% of all workers work at home. 87.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 20.2% 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 Big Sandy, Tennessee was 518 / 604
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Big Sandy, Tennessee was 518 / 604
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Truck transportation | 8.8% (18) | 15.1% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
Accommodation and food services | 7.4% (15) | 4.2% (5) | 11.8% (10) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 6.4% (13) | 6.7% (8) | 5.9% (5) |
Apparel | 5.9% (12) | 2.5% (3) | 10.6% (9) |
Health care | 5.4% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 12.9% (11) |
Plastics and rubber products | 4.9% (10) | 4.2% (5) | 5.9% (5) |
Construction | 4.4% (9) | 5.9% (7) | 2.4% (2) |
Metal and metal products | 4.4% (9) | 7.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Educational services | 3.9% (8) | 1.7% (2) | 7.1% (6) |
Food and beverage stores | 3.4% (7) | 1.7% (2) | 5.9% (5) |
Machinery | 3.4% (7) | 4.2% (5) | 2.4% (2) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.9% (6) | 0.8% (1) | 5.9% (5) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.9% (6) | 2.5% (3) | 3.5% (3) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 2.9% (6) | 1.7% (2) | 4.7% (4) |
Transportation equipment | 2.9% (6) | 3.4% (4) | 2.4% (2) |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2.5% (5) | 4.2% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.5% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 5.9% (5) |
Social assistance | 2.5% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 5.9% (5) |
Public administration | 2.5% (5) | 2.5% (3) | 2.4% (2) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.0% (4) | 3.4% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Utilities | 2.0% (4) | 3.4% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 2.0% (4) | 3.4% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Food | 1.5% (3) | 2.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 1.5% (3) | 2.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.5% (3) | 1.7% (2) | 1.2% (1) |
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 1.5% (3) | 2.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Wood products | 1.5% (3) | 2.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Paper | 1.5% (3) | 2.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 3.5% (3) |
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 1.0% (2) | 1.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
U. S. Postal service | 1.0% (2) | 1.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.0% (2) | 1.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Chemicals | 0.5% (1) | 0.8% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.5% (1) | 0.8% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Big Sandy
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.9%Males
- 1.9%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 5.6%Males
- 11.7%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Big Sandy: | 5.6% (14) |
Tennessee: | 5.8% (168,022) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Big Sandy: | 2.5% (6) |
Tennessee: | 4.5% (129,739) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Big Sandy: | 12.6% (31) |
Tennessee: | 5.6% (162,304) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Big Sandy: | 17.3% (42) |
Tennessee: | 10.0% (290,467) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Big Sandy: | 7.0% (17) |
Tennessee: | 10.1% (295,472) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Big Sandy: | 9.3% (23) |
Tennessee: | 14.4% (419,614) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Big Sandy: | 9.6% (23) |
Tennessee: | 11.3% (327,876) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Big Sandy: | 0.9% (2) |
Tennessee: | 10.1% (293,227) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Big Sandy: | 2.7% (6) |
Tennessee: | 4.8% (138,580) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Big Sandy: | 0.4% (1) |
Tennessee: | 5.7% (165,600) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Big Sandy: | 15.6% (38) |
Tennessee: | 6.8% (197,821) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Big Sandy: | 15.6% (38) |
Tennessee: | 7.4% (215,456) |
<5am:
Big Sandy: | 4.1% (8) |
Tennessee: | 3.6% (95,201) |
5:30am:
Big Sandy: | 8.8% (17) |
Tennessee: | 3.2% (85,054) |
6am:
Big Sandy: | 8.2% (16) |
Tennessee: | 5.0% (130,170) |
6:30am:
Big Sandy: | 13.4% (26) |
Tennessee: | 9.9% (258,202) |
7am:
Big Sandy: | 12.9% (25) |
Tennessee: | 12.1% (315,993) |
7:30am:
Big Sandy: | 9.3% (18) |
Tennessee: | 15.3% (400,482) |
8am:
Big Sandy: | 7.7% (15) |
Tennessee: | 14.7% (385,430) |
8:30am:
Big Sandy: | 8.8% (17) |
Tennessee: | 8.3% (217,000) |
9am:
Big Sandy: | 2.6% (5) |
Tennessee: | 3.6% (95,491) |
10am:
Big Sandy: | 3.1% (6) |
Tennessee: | 4.2% (109,641) |
4pm:
Big Sandy: | 12.9% (25) |
Tennessee: | 7.3% (192,279) |
>4pm:
Big Sandy: | 7.2% (14) |
Tennessee: | 7.6% (198,970) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Big Sandy: | 2.1% (3) |
Tennessee: | 6.9% (108,520) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Big Sandy: | 2.8% (4) |
Tennessee: | 5.6% (87,671) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Big Sandy: | 20.4% (30) |
Tennessee: | 6.4% (100,890) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Big Sandy: | 22.6% (33) |
Tennessee: | 11.4% (179,873) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Big Sandy: | 15.5% (23) |
Tennessee: | 13.0% (204,436) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Big Sandy: | 1.4% (2) |
Tennessee: | 8.9% (140,283) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
Big Sandy: | 3.0% (4) |
Tennessee: | 4.1% (65,033) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Big Sandy: | 0.7% (1) |
Tennessee: | 5.3% (82,870) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Big Sandy: | 7.2% (11) |
Tennessee: | 7.0% (109,280) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Big Sandy: | 23.0% (34) |
Tennessee: | 8.0% (125,064) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Big Sandy: | 11.2% (11) |
Tennessee: | 4.4% (59,502) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Big Sandy: | 2.1% (2) |
Tennessee: | 3.1% (42,068) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Big Sandy: | 9.3% (9) |
Tennessee: | 8.2% (110,594) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Big Sandy: | 17.3% (17) |
Tennessee: | 10.0% (133,817) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Big Sandy: | 23.4% (23) |
Tennessee: | 13.0% (174,519) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Big Sandy: | 2.2% (2) |
Tennessee: | 5.5% (73,547) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Big Sandy: | 28.5% (28) |
Tennessee: | 6.6% (88,541) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Big Sandy: | 4.9% (5) |
Tennessee: | 6.7% (90,392) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 35.1%
Number of people working at home: 3 (1.2% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 3 (1.2% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
Big Sandy: | 3.6% (7) |
Tennessee: | 2.8% (73,643) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Big Sandy: | 8.2% (16) |
Tennessee: | 9.9% (258,796) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Big Sandy: | 3.6% (7) |
Tennessee: | 14.6% (382,474) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Big Sandy: | 6.2% (12) |
Tennessee: | 16.9% (441,464) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Big Sandy: | 25.3% (49) |
Tennessee: | 15.6% (409,099) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Big Sandy: | 6.7% (13) |
Tennessee: | 6.0% (158,281) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Big Sandy: | 26.3% (51) |
Tennessee: | 14.1% (370,428) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Big Sandy: | 1.0% (2) |
Tennessee: | 2.4% (63,838) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Big Sandy: | 11.3% (22) |
Tennessee: | 6.7% (174,982) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Big Sandy: | 5.7% (11) |
Tennessee: | 3.5% (92,042) |
90 or more minutes:
Big Sandy: | 1.0% (2) |
Tennessee: | 2.1% (55,664) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Big Sandy: | 84.0% (163) |
Tennessee: | 81.7% (2,140,377) |
Carpooled:
Big Sandy: | 9.8% (19) |
Tennessee: | 12.5% (328,321) |
Walked:
Big Sandy: | 3.6% (7) |
Tennessee: | 1.5% (39,689) |
Other means:
Big Sandy: | 1.5% (3) |
Tennessee: | 0.7% (17,308) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Big Sandy: | 92.8% (211) |
Tennessee: | 89.7% (2,520,406) |
In 2 person carpool:
Big Sandy: | 4.6% (10) |
Tennessee: | 7.8% (220,446) |
In 3 person carpool:
Big Sandy: | 2.6% (6) |
Tennessee: | 1.7% (48,323) |
Drove alone:
Big Sandy: | 89.6% (163) |
Tennessee: | 86.7% (2,140,377) |
In 2 person carpool:
Big Sandy: | 7.7% (14) |
Tennessee: | 10.4% (257,957) |
In 4 person carpool:
Big Sandy: | 2.7% (5) |
Tennessee: | 0.6% (14,756) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Big Sandy: | 87.0% (225) |
Tennessee: | 69.4% (2,369,609) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Big Sandy: | 2.4% (6) |
Tennessee: | 7.7% (261,180) |
Local government workers:
Big Sandy: | 6.1% (16) |
Tennessee: | 6.9% (234,837) |
Federal government workers:
Big Sandy: | 1.2% (3) |
Tennessee: | 2.7% (93,298) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Big Sandy: | 3.2% (8) |
Tennessee: | 7.0% (239,148) |
Employee of private company:
Big Sandy: | 70.1% (143) |
Tennessee: | 70.0% (1,855,123) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Big Sandy: | 4.4% (9) |
Tennessee: | 6.2% (164,441) |
Local government workers:
Big Sandy: | 5.9% (12) |
Tennessee: | 7.1% (189,357) |
State government workers:
Big Sandy: | 2.0% (4) |
Tennessee: | 4.0% (107,075) |
Federal government workers:
Big Sandy: | 2.9% (6) |
Tennessee: | 2.7% (72,605) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Big Sandy: | 14.7% (30) |
Tennessee: | 7.3% (194,497) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Big Sandy: | 89.7% (136) |
Tennessee: | 72.1% (1,295,850) |
Local government workers - Males:
Big Sandy: | 4.1% (6) |
Tennessee: | 5.0% (90,602) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Big Sandy: | 2.1% (3) |
Tennessee: | 3.0% (54,450) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Big Sandy: | 4.1% (6) |
Tennessee: | 8.3% (149,461) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Big Sandy: | 83.3% (89) |
Tennessee: | 66.4% (1,073,759) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Big Sandy: | 5.9% (6) |
Tennessee: | 10.7% (172,814) |
Local government workers - Females:
Big Sandy: | 8.8% (9) |
Tennessee: | 8.9% (144,235) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Big Sandy: | 2.0% (2) |
Tennessee: | 5.5% (89,687) |