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Counties in Tennessee by mean travel time to work, 2024

Houston County had the highest mean travel time to work of 93 counties in 2024, at 37.6 minutes. Dyer County had the lowest, at 19.8 minutes. The median was 27.8 minutes and the figure for Tennessee was 25.7 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest37.6Houston County
Lowest19.8Dyer County
Median27.893 counties
Tennessee25.7History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Houston CountyHouston County: 37.6 minutes37.6Hickman CountyHickman County: 36.7 minutes36.7Stewart CountyStewart County: 36.3 minutes36.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 35.5 minutes35.5Cannon CountyCannon County: 35.4 minutes35.4Bledsoe CountyBledsoe County: 35.1 minutes35.1Grundy CountyGrundy County: 35.1 minutes35.1Macon CountyMacon County: 34.8 minutes34.8Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 34.7 minutes34.7Union CountyUnion County: 34.6 minutes34.6Meigs CountyMeigs County: 34.4 minutes34.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 34.1 minutes34.1Marion CountyMarion County: 33.9 minutes33.9Trousdale CountyTrousdale County: 33.9 minutes33.9Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 33.5 minutes33.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 33.4 minutes33.4Tipton CountyTipton County: 32.9 minutes32.9Cocke CountyCocke County: 32.8 minutes32.8Perry CountyPerry County: 32.8 minutes32.8Dickson CountyDickson County: 32.7 minutes32.7Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 32.6 minutes32.6Grainger CountyGrainger County: 32.3 minutes32.3Smith CountySmith County: 32.2 minutes32.2Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 31.7 minutes31.7Polk CountyPolk County: 31.4 minutes31.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 31.3 minutes31.3Pickett CountyPickett County: 31.2 minutes31.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 30.8 minutes30.8Robertson CountyRobertson County: 30.7 minutes30.7Campbell CountyCampbell County: 30.1 minutes30.1Scott CountyScott County: 30.1 minutes30.1Wilson CountyWilson County: 30.1 minutes30.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 29.9 minutes29.9Giles CountyGiles County: 29.8 minutes29.8Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 29.6 minutes29.6Rhea CountyRhea County: 29.5 minutes29.5DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 29.3 minutes29.3Maury CountyMaury County: 29 minutes29Sumner CountySumner County: 29 minutes29Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 28.9 minutes28.9
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
minutes		Change on 2023
1Houston County Estimated37.6-3.4
2Hickman County Estimated36.7+1.3
3Stewart County Estimated36.3-2
4Morgan County Estimated35.5+3
5Cannon County Estimated35.4+1.6
6Bledsoe County Estimated35.1-1
6Grundy County Estimated35.1+1.2
8Macon County Estimated34.8+2.8
9Humphreys County Estimated34.7-0.6
10Union County Estimated34.6+1
11Meigs County Estimated34.4+1.4
12Fayette County Estimated34.1-0.1
13Marion County Estimated33.9+0.8
13Trousdale County Estimated33.9-4
15Cheatham County Estimated33.5-0.4
16Jackson County Estimated33.4+2.8
17Tipton County Estimated32.9-0.4
18Cocke County Estimated32.8+1
18Perry County Estimated32.8+1.2
20Dickson County Estimated32.7-0.6
21Hardeman County Estimated32.6-0.7
22Grainger County Estimated32.3+0.6
23Smith County Estimated32.2+0.2
24Sequatchie County Estimated31.7+1.6
25Polk County Estimated31.4-0.1
26Wayne County Estimated31.3+0.7
27Pickett County Estimated31.2+3.7
28Lincoln County Estimated30.8-0.5
29Robertson County Estimated30.7-0.9
30Campbell County Estimated30.1-0.5
30Scott County Estimated30.1+0.7
30Wilson County Estimated30.10
33Marshall County Estimated29.9+0.3
34Giles County Estimated29.8+0.8
35Van Buren County Estimated29.6-1.4
36Rhea County Estimated29.5+1.1
37DeKalb County Estimated29.3+0.6
38Maury County Estimated29+0.4
38Sumner County Estimated29-0.3
40Jefferson County Estimated28.9+0.6
41Bedford County Estimated28.4+0.9
41Roane County Estimated28.4-0.2
43Monroe County Estimated28.3-0.5
44Chester County Estimated28.2+0.1
45Rutherford County Estimated28.1-0.1
46Williamson County Estimated27.9-0.1
47Montgomery County Estimated27.8+0.6
48Hawkins County Estimated27.7+0.9
49Clay County Estimated27.6-0.7
50Fentress County Estimated27.5+2.8
51Claiborne County Estimated27.4+1.6
52Henderson County Estimated26.9-0.1
52Warren County Estimated26.9-0.3
54Decatur County Estimated26.8+1
54McNairy County Estimated26.8-0.4
56Haywood County Estimated26.7+0.1
57Sevier County Estimated26.6-0.3
58Benton County Estimated26.5+0.8
58Lauderdale County Estimated26.5+0.6
60Overton County Estimated26.3-0.5
61Carroll County Estimated26.2-0.5
62Gibson County Estimated26.1+0.8
63Greene County Estimated26+0.7
64Hardin County Estimated25.9+1
64Unicoi County Estimated25.9+0.2
66Johnson County Estimated25.6-0.1
66Lawrence County Estimated25.6-0.3
68Coffee County Estimated25.5+0.9
69Blount County Estimated25.3-0.4
70Franklin County Estimated25.1+1.2
70Moore County Estimated25.1+1.1
72Davidson County Estimated24.7-0.1
73McMinn County Estimated24.6+0.2
74Anderson County Estimated24.5-1.2
75Carter County Estimated24.3+0.1
75Loudon County Estimated24.3+0.3
77Crockett County Estimated24-0.1
78Hamblen County Estimated23.9+1.7
79White County Estimated23.7-1.4
80Bradley County Estimated23.3+0.2
81Cumberland County Estimated22.9-0.1
82Shelby County Estimated22.3-0.2
83Knox County Estimated22.20
84Hamilton County Estimated22.1+0.2
85Sullivan County Estimated21.9+0.2
86Henry County Estimated21.6-1.1
86Washington County Estimated21.6+0.1
88Lake County Estimated21.2-0.2
89Putnam County Estimated21.1-0.4
90Weakley County Estimated20.9+0.4
91Madison County Estimated20.3+0.5
92Obion County Estimated20.20
93Dyer County Estimated19.8-0.7

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About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Houston County, with 37.6 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Dyer County, with 19.8 minutes in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 1 counties have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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