Work and Jobs in Lafayette, Tennessee (TN) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in Lafayette are: Construction (8.1% of civilian employees), Transportation equipment (7.3% of civilian employees), Educational services (5.8% of civilian employees). 62.2% of workers work in Macon County and 1.8% of all workers work at home. 79.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 12.8% 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 Lafayette, Tennessee was 3,885 / 5,657
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Lafayette, Tennessee was 3,885 / 5,657
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Construction | 8.1% (141) | 15.2% (141) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 7.3% (128) | 9.5% (88) | 4.9% (40) |
| Educational services | 5.8% (102) | 5.0% (46) | 6.8% (56) |
| Social assistance | 5.8% (101) | 0.0% (0) | 12.3% (101) |
| Printing and related support activities | 4.7% (83) | 3.1% (29) | 6.6% (54) |
| Health care | 4.7% (83) | 0.5% (5) | 9.5% (78) |
| Public administration | 4.5% (79) | 4.8% (45) | 4.1% (34) |
| Wood products | 4.5% (78) | 8.4% (78) | 0.0% (0) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 3.8% (67) | 0.9% (8) | 7.2% (59) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.7% (65) | 3.2% (30) | 4.3% (35) |
| Metal and metal products | 3.3% (58) | 5.5% (51) | 0.9% (7) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.1% (55) | 1.6% (15) | 4.9% (40) |
| Apparel | 2.9% (50) | 0.0% (0) | 6.1% (50) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 2.8% (49) | 4.2% (39) | 1.2% (10) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.3% (41) | 1.1% (10) | 3.8% (31) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.1% (36) | 2.0% (19) | 2.1% (17) |
| Accommodation and food services | 2.1% (36) | 0.6% (6) | 3.6% (30) |
| Machinery | 1.9% (34) | 3.0% (28) | 0.7% (6) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.7% (29) | 2.3% (21) | 1.0% (8) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 1.6% (28) | 1.5% (14) | 1.7% (14) |
| Truck transportation | 1.5% (27) | 2.9% (27) | 0.0% (0) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.5% (26) | 0.9% (8) | 2.2% (18) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.4% (25) | 1.8% (17) | 1.0% (8) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.3% (23) | 1.6% (15) | 1.0% (8) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.3% (23) | 0.6% (6) | 2.1% (17) |
| Paper | 1.2% (21) | 1.7% (16) | 0.6% (5) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.1% (19) | 2.0% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 1.0% (18) | 1.1% (10) | 1.0% (8) |
| Utilities | 1.0% (18) | 0.9% (8) | 1.2% (10) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.0% (18) | 1.2% (11) | 0.9% (7) |
| Food | 1.0% (17) | 1.8% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.9% (16) | 1.7% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 0.9% (15) | 1.6% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.8% (14) | 0.8% (7) | 0.9% (7) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.8% (14) | 1.5% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (13) | 0.5% (5) | 1.0% (8) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.7% (13) | 0.8% (7) | 0.7% (6) |
| Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (13) | 0.8% (7) | 0.7% (6) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.7% (12) | 0.5% (5) | 0.9% (7) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (10) | 1.1% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (9) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.5% (8) | 0.9% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.5% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (8) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (7) | 0.8% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Vending machine operators | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (7) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (7) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (6) |
Unemployment in Lafayette
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.1%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 10.4%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 6.4%Males
- 4.1%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Lafayette: | 17.6% (387) |
| Tennessee: | 5.8% (168,022) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Lafayette: | 6.7% (146) |
| Tennessee: | 4.5% (129,739) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Lafayette: | 5.7% (126) |
| Tennessee: | 5.6% (162,304) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Lafayette: | 4.9% (108) |
| Tennessee: | 10.0% (290,467) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Lafayette: | 7.7% (170) |
| Tennessee: | 10.1% (295,472) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Lafayette: | 17.2% (379) |
| Tennessee: | 14.4% (419,614) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Lafayette: | 6.3% (139) |
| Tennessee: | 11.3% (327,876) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Lafayette: | 3.6% (79) |
| Tennessee: | 10.1% (293,227) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Lafayette: | 1.2% (26) |
| Tennessee: | 4.8% (138,580) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Lafayette: | 0.5% (11) |
| Tennessee: | 5.7% (165,600) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Lafayette: | 12.2% (268) |
| Tennessee: | 2.5% (73,770) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Lafayette: | 10.3% (226) |
| Tennessee: | 6.8% (197,821) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Lafayette: | 6.1% (135) |
| Tennessee: | 7.4% (215,456) |
<5am:
| Lafayette: | 6.4% (108) |
| Tennessee: | 3.6% (95,201) |
5:30am:
| Lafayette: | 5.5% (93) |
| Tennessee: | 3.2% (85,054) |
6am:
| Lafayette: | 3.7% (63) |
| Tennessee: | 5.0% (130,170) |
6:30am:
| Lafayette: | 13.9% (235) |
| Tennessee: | 9.9% (258,202) |
7am:
| Lafayette: | 15.3% (259) |
| Tennessee: | 12.1% (315,993) |
7:30am:
| Lafayette: | 11.7% (198) |
| Tennessee: | 15.3% (400,482) |
8am:
| Lafayette: | 17.4% (295) |
| Tennessee: | 14.7% (385,430) |
8:30am:
| Lafayette: | 4.2% (72) |
| Tennessee: | 8.3% (217,000) |
9am:
| Lafayette: | 1.7% (28) |
| Tennessee: | 3.6% (95,491) |
10am:
| Lafayette: | 2.3% (39) |
| Tennessee: | 4.2% (109,641) |
11am:
| Lafayette: | 2.0% (34) |
| Tennessee: | 1.7% (45,353) |
4pm:
| Lafayette: | 9.0% (152) |
| Tennessee: | 7.3% (192,279) |
>4pm:
| Lafayette: | 4.1% (69) |
| Tennessee: | 7.6% (198,970) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lafayette: | 16.6% (204) |
| Tennessee: | 6.9% (108,520) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lafayette: | 10.9% (134) |
| Tennessee: | 5.6% (87,671) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lafayette: | 7.9% (97) |
| Tennessee: | 6.4% (100,890) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lafayette: | 8.9% (109) |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% (179,873) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lafayette: | 10.2% (126) |
| Tennessee: | 10.3% (161,655) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lafayette: | 6.9% (85) |
| Tennessee: | 13.0% (204,436) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lafayette: | 3.1% (37) |
| Tennessee: | 9.8% (153,357) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lafayette: | 6.2% (76) |
| Tennessee: | 8.9% (140,283) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lafayette: | 8.9% (109) |
| Tennessee: | 2.1% (33,374) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Lafayette: | 8.8% (107) |
| Tennessee: | 7.0% (109,280) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Lafayette: | 11.2% (138) |
| Tennessee: | 8.0% (125,064) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lafayette: | 19.1% (186) |
| Tennessee: | 4.4% (59,502) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Lafayette: | 1.3% (13) |
| Tennessee: | 3.1% (42,068) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lafayette: | 2.9% (28) |
| Tennessee: | 4.6% (61,414) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lafayette: | 4.7% (46) |
| Tennessee: | 10.0% (133,817) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Lafayette: | 30.0% (292) |
| Tennessee: | 16.0% (215,178) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lafayette: | 10.3% (100) |
| Tennessee: | 13.0% (174,519) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lafayette: | 2.6% (25) |
| Tennessee: | 5.5% (73,547) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lafayette: | 1.1% (11) |
| Tennessee: | 6.2% (82,730) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lafayette: | 16.3% (158) |
| Tennessee: | 3.0% (40,396) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Lafayette: | 12.2% (119) |
| Tennessee: | 6.6% (88,541) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.2%
Number of people working at home: 41 (1.8% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,265 (+58.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 957 (56.4%)
Number of people working at home: 41 (1.8% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,265 (+58.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 957 (56.4%)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 11.5% (515) |
| Tennessee: | 2.8% (82,584) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 13.4% (598) |
| Tennessee: | 9.4% (278,912) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 25.7% (1,147) |
| Tennessee: | 13.0% (384,769) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 20.8% (927) |
| Tennessee: | 15.7% (466,908) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 12.4% (554) |
| Tennessee: | 15.2% (450,558) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 2.4% (107) |
| Tennessee: | 7.6% (224,112) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 4.6% (204) |
| Tennessee: | 14.5% (430,603) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 1.2% (54) |
| Tennessee: | 3.4% (100,676) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 1.4% (62) |
| Tennessee: | 3.4% (102,029) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 3.0% (133) |
| Tennessee: | 8.0% (237,317) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 4.3% (194) |
| Tennessee: | 4.9% (146,710) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 8.1% (137) |
| Tennessee: | 2.8% (73,643) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 28.0% (475) |
| Tennessee: | 9.9% (258,796) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 16.7% (284) |
| Tennessee: | 14.6% (382,474) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 7.2% (122) |
| Tennessee: | 16.9% (441,464) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 4.1% (69) |
| Tennessee: | 15.6% (409,099) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 1.5% (25) |
| Tennessee: | 6.0% (158,281) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 2.5% (42) |
| Tennessee: | 14.1% (370,428) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 0.9% (16) |
| Tennessee: | 2.4% (63,838) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 3.1% (52) |
| Tennessee: | 2.7% (70,195) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 12.6% (213) |
| Tennessee: | 6.7% (174,982) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Lafayette: | 9.3% (157) |
| Tennessee: | 3.5% (92,042) |
90 or more minutes:
| Lafayette: | 3.1% (53) |
| Tennessee: | 2.1% (55,664) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Lafayette: | 10.4% (200) |
| Tennessee: | 2.7% (43,057) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Lafayette: | 8.3% (159) |
| Tennessee: | 8.5% (135,629) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Lafayette: | 30.8% (591) |
| Tennessee: | 12.1% (193,951) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Lafayette: | 14.8% (284) |
| Tennessee: | 15.0% (240,259) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Lafayette: | 11.2% (214) |
| Tennessee: | 14.9% (237,548) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Lafayette: | 2.5% (48) |
| Tennessee: | 7.6% (121,347) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Lafayette: | 5.0% (96) |
| Tennessee: | 15.0% (239,352) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Lafayette: | 1.7% (33) |
| Tennessee: | 3.5% (55,964) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Lafayette: | 3.5% (67) |
| Tennessee: | 3.8% (61,478) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Lafayette: | 4.2% (80) |
| Tennessee: | 8.6% (137,988) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Lafayette: | 8.5% (163) |
| Tennessee: | 5.7% (91,540) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Lafayette: | 12.4% (314) |
| Tennessee: | 2.9% (39,527) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Lafayette: | 17.4% (440) |
| Tennessee: | 10.5% (143,283) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Lafayette: | 22.0% (557) |
| Tennessee: | 13.9% (190,818) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Lafayette: | 25.3% (641) |
| Tennessee: | 16.6% (226,649) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Lafayette: | 13.4% (340) |
| Tennessee: | 15.6% (213,010) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Lafayette: | 2.3% (59) |
| Tennessee: | 7.5% (102,765) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Lafayette: | 4.3% (108) |
| Tennessee: | 14.0% (191,251) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Lafayette: | 0.8% (21) |
| Tennessee: | 3.3% (44,712) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Lafayette: | 2.1% (53) |
| Tennessee: | 7.3% (99,329) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Lafayette: | 1.4% (36) |
| Tennessee: | 4.0% (55,170) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Lafayette: | 81.8% (3,802) |
| Tennessee: | 86.6% (1,182,254) |
Carpooled:
| Lafayette: | 15.7% (730) |
| Tennessee: | 9.9% (142,525) |
Walked:
| Lafayette: | 0.1% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 1.4% (16,729) |
Other means:
| Lafayette: | 2.4% (111) |
| Tennessee: | 1.6% (18,549) |
Drove car alone:
| Lafayette: | 78.9% (1,338) |
| Tennessee: | 81.7% (2,140,377) |
Carpooled:
| Lafayette: | 15.9% (270) |
| Tennessee: | 12.5% (328,321) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Lafayette: | 0.4% (6) |
| Tennessee: | 0.7% (18,847) |
Walked:
| Lafayette: | 1.8% (31) |
| Tennessee: | 1.5% (39,689) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Lafayette: | 77.0% (1,528) |
| Tennessee: | 86.8% (1,182,254) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Lafayette: | 20.6% (408) |
| Tennessee: | 9.4% (142,525) |
Other means - Males:
| Lafayette: | 2.4% (48) |
| Tennessee: | 1.7% (18,549) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Lafayette: | 85.4% (2,272) |
| Tennessee: | 86.4% (1,182,254) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Lafayette: | 12.1% (322) |
| Tennessee: | 10.4% (142,525) |
Walked - Females:
| Lafayette: | 0.1% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 1.2% (16,729) |
Other means - Females:
| Lafayette: | 2.4% (63) |
| Tennessee: | 1.4% (18,549) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Lafayette: | 85.6% (1,755) |
| Tennessee: | 89.7% (2,520,406) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Lafayette: | 8.1% (166) |
| Tennessee: | 7.8% (220,446) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Lafayette: | 5.9% (122) |
| Tennessee: | 1.7% (48,323) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Lafayette: | 0.4% (8) |
| Tennessee: | 0.5% (12,986) |
Drove alone:
| Lafayette: | 83.2% (1,338) |
| Tennessee: | 86.7% (2,140,377) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Lafayette: | 12.4% (200) |
| Tennessee: | 10.4% (257,957) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Lafayette: | 2.6% (42) |
| Tennessee: | 1.8% (44,143) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Lafayette: | 0.4% (6) |
| Tennessee: | 0.6% (14,756) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Lafayette: | 1.4% (22) |
| Tennessee: | 0.2% (3,789) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Lafayette: | 79.7% (1,960) |
| Tennessee: | 69.4% (2,369,609) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Lafayette: | 3.6% (88) |
| Tennessee: | 2.7% (91,783) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Lafayette: | 3.7% (92) |
| Tennessee: | 7.7% (261,180) |
Local government workers:
| Lafayette: | 5.9% (146) |
| Tennessee: | 6.9% (234,837) |
State government workers:
| Lafayette: | 0.4% (10) |
| Tennessee: | 3.5% (118,092) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Lafayette: | 6.7% (164) |
| Tennessee: | 7.0% (239,148) |
Employee of private company:
| Lafayette: | 68.8% (1,204) |
| Tennessee: | 70.0% (1,855,123) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Lafayette: | 3.9% (68) |
| Tennessee: | 2.3% (60,116) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Lafayette: | 5.4% (94) |
| Tennessee: | 6.2% (164,441) |
Local government workers:
| Lafayette: | 8.7% (153) |
| Tennessee: | 7.1% (189,357) |
State government workers:
| Lafayette: | 3.6% (63) |
| Tennessee: | 4.0% (107,075) |
Federal government workers:
| Lafayette: | 0.5% (8) |
| Tennessee: | 2.7% (72,605) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Lafayette: | 8.6% (150) |
| Tennessee: | 7.3% (194,497) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Lafayette: | 0.6% (10) |
| Tennessee: | 0.3% (8,424) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Lafayette: | 85.5% (1,148) |
| Tennessee: | 72.1% (1,295,850) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Lafayette: | 5.6% (75) |
| Tennessee: | 3.6% (64,468) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Lafayette: | 5.3% (71) |
| Tennessee: | 5.0% (90,602) |
State government workers - Males:
| Lafayette: | 0.8% (10) |
| Tennessee: | 2.8% (50,575) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Lafayette: | 2.8% (38) |
| Tennessee: | 8.3% (149,461) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Lafayette: | 72.6% (812) |
| Tennessee: | 66.4% (1,073,759) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Lafayette: | 1.1% (13) |
| Tennessee: | 1.7% (27,315) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Lafayette: | 8.2% (92) |
| Tennessee: | 10.7% (172,814) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Lafayette: | 6.7% (74) |
| Tennessee: | 8.9% (144,235) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Lafayette: | 11.3% (127) |
| Tennessee: | 5.5% (89,687) |