ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work

STATE COMMUTE ATLAS

Tennessee

Mean one-way trip25.7 min
Worked from home12.9%
Drove alone75.8%
Public transit0.4%
01 / LEADERBOARDS

How Tennessee commutes differ

Rankings cover published places with at least 5,000 residents and 500 estimated workers.

02 / LARGEST PLACES

Commute profiles in Tennessee

115 places and 95 counties meet the publication threshold.

AreaPopulationMean tripWFHDrive aloneTransit
Shelby CountyCounty919,17322.3 min10.8%76.6%0.5%
Davidson CountyCounty715,38824.7 min20.3%66.8%1.4%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)Place690,13024.7 min20.4%66.5%1.5%
MemphisPlace618,98021.1 min9.2%76.2%0.8%
Knox CountyCounty494,14822.2 min14.4%75.8%0.5%
Hamilton CountyCounty376,19222.1 min14.3%74.2%0.6%
Rutherford CountyCounty360,64628.1 min15.0%73.0%0.3%
Williamson CountyCounty260,35127.9 min28.3%64.9%0.1%
Montgomery CountyCounty234,15327.8 min8.5%79.6%0.4%
Sumner CountyCounty204,42429.0 min16.2%74.0%0.1%
KnoxvillePlace195,18520.2 min13.2%73.1%1.0%
ChattanoogaPlace185,78318.5 min13.6%73.6%0.9%
ClarksvillePlace176,45627.0 min8.5%79.7%0.4%
MurfreesboroPlace161,44526.7 min16.2%71.6%0.3%
Sullivan CountyCounty160,62421.9 min10.6%79.5%0.2%
Wilson CountyCounty158,80530.1 min16.8%74.3%0.4%
Blount CountyCounty139,33325.3 min12.3%78.8%0.1%
Washington CountyCounty136,26121.6 min11.9%77.3%0.3%
Bradley CountyCounty111,06523.3 min9.1%79.0%0.0%
Maury CountyCounty107,79129.0 min14.1%77.2%0.2%
Sevier CountyCounty99,65226.6 min6.9%79.1%0.2%
Madison CountyCounty99,29520.3 min8.5%76.2%0.7%
FranklinPlace87,13323.9 min30.4%61.9%0.1%
Putnam CountyCounty82,55821.1 min10.1%78.6%0.2%
Anderson CountyCounty79,15324.5 min13.1%76.8%0.1%
Robertson CountyCounty75,53930.7 min12.2%79.2%0.0%
Johnson CityPlace72,22218.7 min12.5%75.1%0.5%
Greene CountyCounty71,62826.0 min7.8%80.6%0.1%
JacksonPlace68,43518.2 min9.7%71.7%1.0%
Hamblen CountyCounty65,66923.9 min5.4%83.7%0.0%
Cumberland CountyCounty63,55322.9 min9.3%79.3%0.3%
HendersonvillePlace63,09129.7 min20.0%73.1%0.1%
Tipton CountyCounty61,55332.9 min10.7%78.9%0.1%
Coffee CountyCounty59,71025.5 min9.3%78.7%0.1%
Loudon CountyCounty58,58024.3 min12.0%79.5%0.0%
Hawkins CountyCounty57,96427.7 min11.3%79.7%0.0%
BartlettPlace56,87624.4 min11.4%80.2%0.0%
Jefferson CountyCounty56,86428.9 min6.9%83.8%0.2%
Carter CountyCounty56,71224.3 min7.2%82.7%0.4%
SmyrnaPlace56,69226.3 min13.0%73.0%0.2%
KingsportPlace56,26219.1 min12.1%78.3%0.2%
Dickson CountyCounty55,98332.7 min11.5%77.4%0.6%
Spring HillPlace55,76530.0 min23.2%69.9%0.0%
Roane CountyCounty55,20828.4 min8.9%81.2%0.0%
McMinn CountyCounty54,88424.6 min5.8%84.1%0.0%
Bedford CountyCounty52,23728.4 min10.5%74.8%0.0%
ColliervillePlace51,51525.1 min21.4%71.2%0.0%
Gibson CountyCounty50,86926.1 min5.3%83.2%0.0%
ClevelandPlace48,82921.3 min9.7%75.7%0.1%
GallatinPlace48,53226.4 min15.2%73.1%0.1%
Monroe CountyCounty47,69528.3 min7.3%81.4%0.1%
BrentwoodPlace45,55625.7 min28.1%67.1%0.0%
ColumbiaPlace45,44128.0 min12.8%76.1%0.1%
Lawrence CountyCounty45,38525.6 min10.6%78.7%0.1%
LebanonPlace44,78827.0 min13.4%75.2%0.3%
Franklin CountyCounty43,99025.1 min8.3%81.3%0.0%
Fayette CountyCounty43,26734.1 min12.0%77.5%0.1%
Warren CountyCounty42,16626.9 min6.4%78.5%0.1%
Mount JulietPlace42,07330.2 min22.0%68.6%0.5%
Cheatham CountyCounty41,82933.5 min13.7%74.8%0.2%
GermantownPlace40,67322.1 min20.8%72.2%0.0%
La VergnePlace40,24331.6 min14.2%71.9%0.3%
Campbell CountyCounty39,76130.1 min8.8%81.2%0.1%
Cocke CountyCounty36,81332.8 min3.9%80.6%0.1%
Dyer CountyCounty36,50819.8 min4.9%88.6%0.0%
CookevillePlace36,08818.9 min10.7%76.5%0.4%
Marshall CountyCounty36,04929.9 min14.3%77.6%0.0%
Lincoln CountyCounty35,94630.8 min6.5%82.0%0.8%
Rhea CountyCounty33,99229.5 min6.5%79.5%0.2%
Weakley CountyCounty33,01620.9 min6.7%77.2%0.2%
Oak RidgePlace32,69321.7 min16.3%70.8%0.0%
Claiborne CountyCounty32,46627.4 min10.4%76.7%0.2%
Henry CountyCounty32,41221.6 min7.2%82.2%0.4%
MaryvillePlace32,39223.3 min10.9%78.6%0.0%
MorristownPlace31,52721.5 min3.3%84.3%0.0%
Giles CountyCounty30,62029.8 min6.8%82.1%0.0%
Obion CountyCounty30,45320.2 min3.2%81.7%0.1%
Marion CountyCounty29,25033.9 min13.1%74.5%0.9%
Carroll CountyCounty28,64126.2 min5.9%79.9%0.0%
White CountyCounty28,16023.7 min10.5%81.7%0.0%
Henderson CountyCounty27,98026.9 min9.8%83.0%0.1%
BristolPlace27,63621.2 min12.1%79.1%0.0%
Hardin CountyCounty27,24925.9 min7.3%83.8%0.0%
Macon CountyCounty26,24034.8 min5.7%76.4%0.1%
McNairy CountyCounty25,97026.8 min8.9%78.9%0.2%
Hickman CountyCounty25,43636.7 min8.9%75.2%0.1%
Hardeman CountyCounty25,43332.6 min8.2%80.0%0.4%
Lauderdale CountyCounty24,78426.5 min3.1%84.5%0.4%
ShelbyvillePlace24,66127.2 min6.8%73.7%0.0%
FarragutPlace24,63421.9 min25.3%70.2%0.0%
Grainger CountyCounty24,26632.3 min7.6%82.5%0.0%
Overton CountyCounty23,06526.3 min7.7%82.9%0.3%
Scott CountyCounty22,11330.1 min3.7%82.9%0.0%
East RidgePlace22,07021.0 min12.5%73.1%0.9%
Morgan CountyCounty21,36135.5 min6.5%84.0%0.1%
TullahomaPlace21,10320.2 min6.9%83.3%0.0%
DeKalb CountyCounty20,95929.3 min6.6%81.7%0.4%
Union CountyCounty20,43134.6 min11.5%74.1%1.4%
Smith CountyCounty20,38932.2 min8.2%79.5%0.1%
Fentress CountyCounty19,30927.5 min7.4%79.8%0.1%