Gainesboro is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 936 people and four associated neighborhoods, Gainesboro is the 284th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gainesboro is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gainesboro is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gainesboro who work in sales jobs (16.81%), office and administrative support (11.21%), and food service (11.21%). A relatively large number of people in Gainesboro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.62% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Gainesboro’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Gainesboro has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gainesboro a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Gainesboro, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.98 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Gainesboro doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Gainesboro with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.07% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Gainesboro in 2022 was $22,192, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,768 for a family of four. However, Gainesboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Gainesboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gainesboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gainesboro include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Gainesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
