Asphalt driveway cost in Johnson City, TN

Cost by quality level and size in Johnson City

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Johnson City wages and prices. They overlap on purpose: a good standard job and a modest premium job can cost the same. The grid below prices the same bands at 4 common sizes.

Optional extras in Johnson City

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Johnson City by the average of the local wage index (0.77) and goods index (0.96), a factor of 0.87. Tick any of them in the estimator above to add them to your total. Treat these as planning figures: an add-on touches different trades than the main job, so the scaling is an approximation.

Johnson City labor market for asphalt driveway

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 3 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Johnson City is 0.77 times the national level.

For paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators (47-2071, weighted 40%) the local median is $17.17 an hour, which is 33% below the national $25.64. The middle half of them earn between $17.16 and $26.09 an hour. BLS counts 80 of them working in the area, 9.8 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 2.7), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 30% of the weighting: a median of $19.79 an hour, 13% below the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $17.74 and $22.37 an hour. About 580 work in the metro. That is 71.0 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

For operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073, weighted 30%) the local median is $22.87 an hour, which is 21% below the national $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $21.37 and $26.76 an hour. BLS counts 200 of them working in the area, 24.5 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 30.7), so the local bench is thinner than average.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($26.09 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $300. At the 25th percentile ($17.16) it shrinks by about $0. The total moves by 6.4% or 0.0%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 81,690 jobs in the Johnson City area. That makes it the 234th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.05% of US employment.

Johnson City against nearby metros and the rest of Tennessee

Contractors rarely work more than an hour or two from home, so the neighboring metros set a rough ceiling and floor for your quotes. Midpoints for 600 sq ft range from $4,600 to $4,950 across Johnson City and its five closest metros.

Across 300 US metros, Johnson City comes in at #287 from the top. The priciest is Kahului, HI at $7,650; the cheapest is Fort Smith, AR at $4,450 (midpoints, 600 sq ft). Statewide, Johnson City is 4% below the Tennessee figure.

Other Tennessee metros

Cities with a workforce like Johnson City's

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Johnson City against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.

Climate in Johnson City: timing your asphalt driveway job

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Bristol Tri City Ap (10 miles from the city center). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

March through November is the stretch where digging, grading and setting material in the ground runs into the fewest weather problems in Johnson City (9 of 12 months). January, February and December have an average overnight low at or below freezing (32°F).

In January, February and December the average low is at or below freezing, which means frozen ground and slower digging, compaction and sod or stone placement. NOAA counts about 94 days a year with a low at or below 32°F at this station.

Johnson City gets about 44 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 9 inches of snow. The wettest months are March, June and July (5.0 inches in July). Inside the workable window, September and October are the driest, at 2.8 and 2.5 inches. The station averages about 23 days a year at 90°F or above.

Does the season change the price? Probably, but we do not have a sourced seasonal price curve, so the estimator shows a year-round figure and does not adjust by month. When you collect quotes, ask whether scheduling in a slower month gets a better rate.

Specs and site conditions that change a Johnson City bid

• Small jobs cost more per foot

  Paving crews move a paver, roller and trucks to your address, so a 400 sq ft driveway carries more mobilization per square foot than a 1,000 sq ft one.

• Hot-mix price

  Hot-mix asphalt is $100-$200 per ton delivered and moves with oil prices (PaveGauge).

• Sealcoating

  Sealing is $1-$2 per sq ft and is a maintenance cost, not part of the install.

Planning more than one job in Johnson City?

Because every project leans on different trades, Johnson City's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, paver patio runs −6% and concrete driveway −12%.