Gainesboro is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 961 people and four associated neighborhoods, Gainesboro is the 284th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some towns, Gainesboro isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gainesboro are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gainesboro is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gainesboro who work in sales jobs (17.37%), healthcare (14.01%), and management occupations (9.80%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.40% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. 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 32.06 minutes every day commuting to work. Gainesboro is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, the citizens of Gainesboro rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.07% of adults 25 and older in Gainesboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Gainesboro in 2022 was $24,088, 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 $96,352 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 European. The most common language spoken in Gainesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
