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The most common industries in Petersburg are: Machinery (10.7% of civilian employees), Metal & metal products (9.5% of civilian employees), Transportation equipment (6.6% of civilian employees). 36.9% of workers work in Lincoln County and 1.7% of all workers work at home. 84.1% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 17.5% 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 Petersburg, Tennessee was 580 / 566
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Petersburg, Tennessee was 580 / 566
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Machinery | 10.7% (26) | 13.4% (18) | 7.4% (8) |
| Metal and metal products | 9.5% (23) | 14.2% (19) | 3.7% (4) |
| Transportation equipment | 6.6% (16) | 8.2% (11) | 4.6% (5) |
| Health care | 5.4% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 12.0% (13) |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.0% (12) | 3.0% (4) | 7.4% (8) |
| Educational services | 5.0% (12) | 6.0% (8) | 3.7% (4) |
| Chemicals | 5.0% (12) | 1.5% (2) | 9.3% (10) |
| Truck transportation | 4.5% (11) | 8.2% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 4.1% (10) | 5.2% (7) | 2.8% (3) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.7% (9) | 3.7% (5) | 3.7% (4) |
| Public administration | 3.3% (8) | 3.0% (4) | 3.7% (4) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.9% (7) | 0.7% (1) | 5.6% (6) |
| Food | 2.9% (7) | 3.0% (4) | 2.8% (3) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.9% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 6.5% (7) |
| Personal and laundry services | 2.5% (6) | 1.5% (2) | 3.7% (4) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 2.1% (5) | 3.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 2.1% (5) | 2.2% (3) | 1.9% (2) |
| Utilities | 2.1% (5) | 3.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Fuel dealers | 2.1% (5) | 3.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.7% (4) | 2.2% (3) | 0.9% (1) |
| Paper | 1.2% (3) | 0.7% (1) | 1.9% (2) |
| Gasoline stations | 1.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 2.8% (3) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 1.2% (3) | 2.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Computer and electronic products | 1.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 2.8% (3) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 2.8% (3) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 1.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 2.8% (3) |
| Wood products | 1.2% (3) | 2.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (2) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.8% (2) | 1.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (2) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.8% (2) | 1.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Rail transportation | 0.8% (2) | 1.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.8% (2) | 1.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (2) |
| Construction | 0.4% (1) | 0.7% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Retail florists | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (1) |
| Social assistance | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (1) |
| Repair and maintenance | 0.4% (1) | 0.7% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Petersburg
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.9%Males
- 2.6%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 8.7%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 11.1%Males
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Petersburg: | 13.2% (30) |
| Tennessee: | 5.8% (168,022) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Petersburg: | 8.0% (18) |
| Tennessee: | 4.5% (129,739) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Petersburg: | 4.0% (9) |
| Tennessee: | 5.6% (162,304) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Petersburg: | 4.8% (11) |
| Tennessee: | 10.0% (290,467) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Petersburg: | 7.0% (16) |
| Tennessee: | 10.1% (295,472) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Petersburg: | 25.1% (58) |
| Tennessee: | 14.4% (419,614) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Petersburg: | 8.9% (20) |
| Tennessee: | 11.3% (327,876) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Petersburg: | 9.0% (21) |
| Tennessee: | 10.1% (293,227) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Petersburg: | 1.4% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 4.8% (138,580) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Petersburg: | 1.8% (4) |
| Tennessee: | 5.7% (165,600) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Petersburg: | 6.3% (15) |
| Tennessee: | 6.8% (197,821) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Petersburg: | 10.2% (23) |
| Tennessee: | 7.4% (215,456) |
<5am:
| Petersburg: | 10.0% (24) |
| Tennessee: | 3.6% (95,201) |
5:30am:
| Petersburg: | 8.8% (21) |
| Tennessee: | 3.2% (85,054) |
6am:
| Petersburg: | 4.6% (11) |
| Tennessee: | 5.0% (130,170) |
6:30am:
| Petersburg: | 7.5% (18) |
| Tennessee: | 9.9% (258,202) |
7am:
| Petersburg: | 10.0% (24) |
| Tennessee: | 12.1% (315,993) |
7:30am:
| Petersburg: | 16.2% (39) |
| Tennessee: | 15.3% (400,482) |
8am:
| Petersburg: | 7.5% (18) |
| Tennessee: | 14.7% (385,430) |
8:30am:
| Petersburg: | 4.6% (11) |
| Tennessee: | 8.3% (217,000) |
9am:
| Petersburg: | 0.8% (2) |
| Tennessee: | 3.6% (95,491) |
11am:
| Petersburg: | 1.7% (4) |
| Tennessee: | 1.7% (45,353) |
4pm:
| Petersburg: | 19.6% (47) |
| Tennessee: | 7.3% (192,279) |
>4pm:
| Petersburg: | 7.9% (19) |
| Tennessee: | 7.6% (198,970) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Petersburg: | 1.7% (2) |
| Tennessee: | 6.9% (108,520) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Petersburg: | 15.1% (18) |
| Tennessee: | 5.6% (87,671) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Petersburg: | 4.9% (6) |
| Tennessee: | 6.4% (100,890) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Petersburg: | 6.6% (8) |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% (179,873) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Petersburg: | 5.9% (7) |
| Tennessee: | 10.3% (161,655) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Petersburg: | 44.9% (54) |
| Tennessee: | 13.0% (204,436) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Petersburg: | 4.2% (5) |
| Tennessee: | 9.8% (153,357) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Petersburg: | 2.5% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 8.9% (140,283) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Petersburg: | 3.5% (4) |
| Tennessee: | 5.3% (82,870) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Petersburg: | 3.9% (5) |
| Tennessee: | 7.0% (109,280) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Petersburg: | 5.7% (7) |
| Tennessee: | 8.0% (125,064) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Petersburg: | 26.9% (29) |
| Tennessee: | 4.4% (59,502) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Petersburg: | 2.9% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 4.6% (61,414) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Petersburg: | 2.8% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 8.2% (110,594) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Petersburg: | 8.1% (9) |
| Tennessee: | 10.0% (133,817) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Petersburg: | 3.6% (4) |
| Tennessee: | 16.0% (215,178) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Petersburg: | 13.9% (15) |
| Tennessee: | 13.0% (174,519) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Petersburg: | 16.8% (18) |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% (152,944) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Petersburg: | 2.9% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 5.5% (73,547) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Petersburg: | 9.1% (10) |
| Tennessee: | 6.6% (88,541) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Petersburg: | 14.9% (16) |
| Tennessee: | 6.7% (90,392) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 36.9%
Number of people working at home: 4 (1.7% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 4 (1.7% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Petersburg: | 8.3% (20) |
| Tennessee: | 2.8% (73,643) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Petersburg: | 6.2% (15) |
| Tennessee: | 9.9% (258,796) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Petersburg: | 2.1% (5) |
| Tennessee: | 14.6% (382,474) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Petersburg: | 9.6% (23) |
| Tennessee: | 16.9% (441,464) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Petersburg: | 25.8% (62) |
| Tennessee: | 15.6% (409,099) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Petersburg: | 14.2% (34) |
| Tennessee: | 6.0% (158,281) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Petersburg: | 16.2% (39) |
| Tennessee: | 14.1% (370,428) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Petersburg: | 5.4% (13) |
| Tennessee: | 2.4% (63,838) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Petersburg: | 2.9% (7) |
| Tennessee: | 2.7% (70,195) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Petersburg: | 2.9% (7) |
| Tennessee: | 6.7% (174,982) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Petersburg: | 2.1% (5) |
| Tennessee: | 3.5% (92,042) |
90 or more minutes:
| Petersburg: | 3.3% (8) |
| Tennessee: | 2.1% (55,664) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Petersburg: | 82.9% (199) |
| Tennessee: | 81.7% (2,140,377) |
Carpooled:
| Petersburg: | 12.9% (31) |
| Tennessee: | 12.5% (328,321) |
Walked:
| Petersburg: | 0.4% (1) |
| Tennessee: | 1.5% (39,689) |
Other means:
| Petersburg: | 2.9% (7) |
| Tennessee: | 0.7% (17,308) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Petersburg: | 85.9% (196) |
| Tennessee: | 89.7% (2,520,406) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Petersburg: | 9.2% (21) |
| Tennessee: | 7.8% (220,446) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Petersburg: | 1.6% (4) |
| Tennessee: | 1.7% (48,323) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Petersburg: | 3.3% (8) |
| Tennessee: | 0.5% (12,986) |
Drove alone:
| Petersburg: | 86.5% (199) |
| Tennessee: | 86.7% (2,140,377) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Petersburg: | 10.9% (25) |
| Tennessee: | 10.4% (257,957) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Petersburg: | 0.9% (2) |
| Tennessee: | 1.8% (44,143) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Petersburg: | 1.7% (4) |
| Tennessee: | 0.6% (14,756) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Petersburg: | 84.1% (205) |
| Tennessee: | 69.4% (2,369,609) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Petersburg: | 1.7% (4) |
| Tennessee: | 2.7% (91,783) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Petersburg: | 8.6% (21) |
| Tennessee: | 7.7% (261,180) |
Local government workers:
| Petersburg: | 1.7% (4) |
| Tennessee: | 6.9% (234,837) |
State government workers:
| Petersburg: | 2.6% (6) |
| Tennessee: | 3.5% (118,092) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Petersburg: | 1.3% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 7.0% (239,148) |
Employee of private company:
| Petersburg: | 85.1% (206) |
| Tennessee: | 70.0% (1,855,123) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Petersburg: | 0.8% (2) |
| Tennessee: | 2.3% (60,116) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Petersburg: | 3.3% (8) |
| Tennessee: | 6.2% (164,441) |
Local government workers:
| Petersburg: | 5.8% (14) |
| Tennessee: | 7.1% (189,357) |
State government workers:
| Petersburg: | 1.2% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 4.0% (107,075) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Petersburg: | 3.7% (9) |
| Tennessee: | 7.3% (194,497) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Petersburg: | 84.2% (106) |
| Tennessee: | 72.1% (1,295,850) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Petersburg: | 3.3% (4) |
| Tennessee: | 3.6% (64,468) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Petersburg: | 5.0% (6) |
| Tennessee: | 4.9% (88,366) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Petersburg: | 2.5% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 5.0% (90,602) |
State government workers - Males:
| Petersburg: | 4.2% (5) |
| Tennessee: | 2.8% (50,575) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Petersburg: | 0.8% (1) |
| Tennessee: | 8.3% (149,461) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Petersburg: | 84.1% (100) |
| Tennessee: | 66.4% (1,073,759) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Petersburg: | 12.4% (15) |
| Tennessee: | 10.7% (172,814) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Petersburg: | 0.9% (1) |
| Tennessee: | 8.9% (144,235) |
State government workers - Females:
| Petersburg: | 0.9% (1) |
| Tennessee: | 4.2% (67,517) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Petersburg: | 1.8% (2) |
| Tennessee: | 5.5% (89,687) |