How Tennessee Compares

Tennessee

28.3 min

National

27.6 min

2.5% above

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#17	Connecticut	28.8 min
#18	Pennsylvania	28.8 min
#19	Delaware	28.5 min
#20	Tennessee	28.3 min
#21	Rhode Island	28.2 min
#22	South Carolina	28.1 min
#23	Alabama	28.0 min

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Highest Commute Counties in Tennessee

#	County	Commute
1	Houston County	41.4 min
2	Hickman County	40.5 min
3	Stewart County	39.1 min
4	Union County	38.8 min
5	Cannon County	38.8 min
6	Grundy County	38.3 min
7	Bledsoe County	38.3 min
8	Trousdale County	37.9 min
9	Morgan County	37.8 min
10	Macon County	37.6 min

Lowest Commute Counties in Tennessee

#	County	Commute
95	Dyer County	22.2 min
94	Madison County	22.4 min
93	Obion County	22.4 min
92	Weakley County	23.0 min
91	Henry County	23.4 min
90	Putnam County	23.5 min
89	Washington County	23.6 min
88	Sullivan County	24.1 min
87	Lake County	24.2 min
86	Hamilton County	24.2 min

Mean Commute Time in Tennessee

Tennessee has a mean commute time of 28.3 min, ranking #20 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 2.5% above the national value of 27.6 min.

Across Tennessee's 95 counties, mean commute time ranges from 22.2 min to 41.4 min. The county with the highest value is Houston County at 41.4 min.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.

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.