Jobs & Economy in Hendersonville
Hendersonville's economy runs on healthcare, retail, and education as its largest sectors, with real, favorable proximity to Nashville (roughly 15 miles, one of the shortest and most favorable commutes among Nashville-area satellites) supplementing a genuine, if smaller-scale, local employment base than Murfreesboro's MTSU-anchored economy.
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Learn moreHealthcare, retail, and education are the largest local sectors
In 2024, Hendersonville's largest industries by employment were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,014 workers), Retail Trade (4,417 workers), and Educational Services (3,164 workers), per Data USA. The highest-paying sectors were Professional, Scientific & Technical Services ($90,457 average), Manufacturing ($82,340), and Professional/Scientific/Management & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,310). Total employment across Hendersonville's economy is cited at roughly 33,200 workers.
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center is a real, substantial local employer and healthcare anchor
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center, a 159-bed HCA Healthcare facility serving Sumner County and surrounding areas for more than 45 years, is both a major local employer and a real healthcare-sector anchor. See healthcare for the fuller service-line breakdown.
Nashville commuting is real, and comparatively favorable for the metro
Downtown Nashville sits just over 15 miles from Hendersonville, with an average commute time of 29.7 minutes -- cited as one of the more favorable commute times among Nashville-area communities. About 85% of Hendersonville's workforce drives alone to work, roughly 9% carpools, and just 0.5% uses mass transit -- a heavily car-dependent commuting pattern, consistent with the broader region.
A smaller-scale, more diffuse employment base than Murfreesboro's MTSU-anchored economy
Unlike Murfreesboro, which has a single dominant institutional anchor (MTSU) alongside large manufacturing/logistics employers, Hendersonville's economy is more diffuse across healthcare, retail, and education, with a meaningful share of residents commuting to Nashville proper for employment -- a real, honest structural difference between the two markets' economic identities.
Key takeaways
- Healthcare (5,014 workers), retail (4,417), and education (3,164) are Hendersonville's largest employment sectors (Data USA, 2024); total employment across the local economy is roughly 33,200.
- TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center, a 159-bed HCA facility serving the area for 45+ years, is both a major local employer and a real healthcare anchor.
- Downtown Nashville is just over 15 miles away with a 29.7-minute average commute -- cited as one of the more favorable commute times among Nashville-area communities, though 85% of the workforce still drives alone.
- Hendersonville's economy is more diffuse (healthcare/retail/education, plus real Nashville commuting) than Murfreesboro's MTSU-anchored economy -- a genuine, disclosed structural difference between the two markets.
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