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Counties in Tennessee by mean travel time to work

Trousdale County had the highest mean travel time to work of 94 counties in 2021, at 43 minutes. Madison County had the lowest, at 19.2 minutes. The median was 27.2 minutes and the figure for Tennessee was 25.5 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest43Trousdale County
Lowest19.2Madison County
Median27.294 counties
Tennessee25.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Trousdale CountyTrousdale County: 43 minutes43Houston CountyHouston County: 39.2 minutes39.2Stewart CountyStewart County: 37.5 minutes37.5Hickman CountyHickman County: 37 minutes37Macon CountyMacon County: 35.7 minutes35.7Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 34.6 minutes34.6Tipton CountyTipton County: 34.2 minutes34.2Cannon CountyCannon County: 34 minutes34Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 33.8 minutes33.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 33.4 minutes33.4Dickson CountyDickson County: 33.1 minutes33.1Smith CountySmith County: 33 minutes33Grainger CountyGrainger County: 32.6 minutes32.6Campbell CountyCampbell County: 31.7 minutes31.7Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 31.7 minutes31.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 31.7 minutes31.7Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 31.6 minutes31.6Union CountyUnion County: 31.6 minutes31.6Marion CountyMarion County: 31.4 minutes31.4Robertson CountyRobertson County: 31.2 minutes31.2Clay CountyClay County: 31.1 minutes31.1Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 31.1 minutes31.1Lewis CountyLewis County: 30.9 minutes30.9Wilson CountyWilson County: 30.6 minutes30.6Bledsoe CountyBledsoe County: 30.4 minutes30.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 30.4 minutes30.4Meigs CountyMeigs County: 30.4 minutes30.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 30.1 minutes30.1Grundy CountyGrundy County: 29.9 minutes29.9Cocke CountyCocke County: 29.6 minutes29.6Polk CountyPolk County: 29.5 minutes29.5Sumner CountySumner County: 29.5 minutes29.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 29.4 minutes29.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 29.4 minutes29.4Maury CountyMaury County: 29.3 minutes29.3Giles CountyGiles County: 28.9 minutes28.9Roane CountyRoane County: 28.7 minutes28.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 28.6 minutes28.6Chester CountyChester County: 28.4 minutes28.4Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 28.4 minutes28.4
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
minutes
1Trousdale County Estimated43
2Houston County Estimated39.2
3Stewart County Estimated37.5
4Hickman County Estimated37
5Macon County Estimated35.7
6Humphreys County Estimated34.6
7Tipton County Estimated34.2
8Cannon County Estimated34
9Cheatham County Estimated33.8
10Fayette County Estimated33.4
11Dickson County Estimated33.1
12Smith County Estimated33
13Grainger County Estimated32.6
14Campbell County Estimated31.7
14Hardeman County Estimated31.7
14Wayne County Estimated31.7
17Sequatchie County Estimated31.6
17Union County Estimated31.6
19Marion County Estimated31.4
20Robertson County Estimated31.2
21Clay County Estimated31.1
21Van Buren County Estimated31.1
23Lewis County Estimated30.9
24Wilson County Estimated30.6
25Bledsoe County Estimated30.4
25Marshall County Estimated30.4
25Meigs County Estimated30.4
28Jackson County Estimated30.1
29Grundy County Estimated29.9
30Cocke County Estimated29.6
31Polk County Estimated29.5
31Sumner County Estimated29.5
33Lincoln County Estimated29.4
33Morgan County Estimated29.4
35Maury County Estimated29.3
36Giles County Estimated28.9
37Roane County Estimated28.7
38Monroe County Estimated28.6
39Chester County Estimated28.4
39Rutherford County Estimated28.4
41Carroll County Estimated28
42DeKalb County Estimated27.9
42Perry County Estimated27.9
44Moore County Estimated27.8
44Williamson County Estimated27.8
46Hawkins County Estimated27.4
46Johnson County Estimated27.4
48Scott County Estimated27
49McNairy County Estimated26.8
49Pickett County Estimated26.8
51Jefferson County Estimated26.6
51Montgomery County Estimated26.6
53Lawrence County Estimated26.4
54Rhea County Estimated26.2
54Sevier County Estimated26.2
56Overton County Estimated26.1
57Anderson County Estimated25.7
57Bedford County Estimated25.7
57Blount County Estimated25.7
60Gibson County Estimated25.6
61Benton County Estimated25.5
61Lauderdale County Estimated25.5
61Warren County Estimated25.5
64Haywood County Estimated25.4
65Claiborne County Estimated25.3
65White County Estimated25.3
67Carter County Estimated24.9
67Davidson County Estimated24.9
69Henderson County Estimated24.8
70Fentress County Estimated24.2
71Unicoi County Estimated24.1
72Coffee County Estimated24
73Crockett County Estimated23.8
74Hardin County Estimated23.5
75Franklin County Estimated23.3
76Greene County Estimated23.2
77Cumberland County Estimated22.8
77Shelby County Estimated22.8
79Lake County Estimated22.7
79Loudon County Estimated22.7
79McMinn County Estimated22.7
82Bradley County Estimated22.2
82Knox County Estimated22.2
84Sullivan County Estimated21.9
85Hamilton County Estimated21.7
86Henry County Estimated21.6
86Putnam County Estimated21.6
88Decatur County Estimated21.5
89Washington County Estimated21.4
89Weakley County Estimated21.4
91Dyer County Estimated21
91Hamblen County Estimated21
93Obion County Estimated20.3
94Madison County Estimated19.2

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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. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Trousdale County, with 43 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Madison County, with 19.2 minutes in 2021.

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.

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