Mean Commute Time in Shelby County, TN

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Mean Commute Time
24.5 min −11.1% vs nat'l
Rank #2,039 of 3,222
37th percentile

How Shelby County Compares

Shelby County
24.5 min
Tennessee Average
24.5 min
Rank #85 of 95 in state
National
27.6 min
11.1% below

National Distribution

Where Shelby County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for mean commute time.

3.7 min 49.1 min

■ Shelby County: 24.5 min

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,036 Sweetwater County, WY 24.5 min
#2,037 Jay County, IN 24.5 min
#2,038 Vernon Parish, LA 24.5 min
#2,039 Shelby County, TN 24.5 min
#2,040 Greene County, IA 24.5 min
#2,041 Alcorn County, MS 24.5 min
#2,042 Lebanon County, PA 24.5 min
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Mean Commute Time in Shelby County, Tennessee

Shelby County, Tennessee has a mean commute time of 24.5 min, which ranks #2,039 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 11.1% below the national value of 27.6 min.

Within Tennessee, Shelby County ranks #85 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 37th percentile nationally.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.