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Counties in Tennessee by mean travel time to work

Houston County had the highest mean travel time to work of 93 counties in 2023, at 41 minutes. Madison County had the lowest, at 19.8 minutes. The median was 27.5 minutes and the figure for Tennessee was 25.7 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest41Houston County
Lowest19.8Madison County
Median27.593 counties
Tennessee25.7History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Houston CountyHouston County: 41 minutes41Stewart CountyStewart County: 38.3 minutes38.3Trousdale CountyTrousdale County: 37.9 minutes37.9Bledsoe CountyBledsoe County: 36.1 minutes36.1Hickman CountyHickman County: 35.4 minutes35.4Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 35.3 minutes35.3Fayette CountyFayette County: 34.2 minutes34.2Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 33.9 minutes33.9Grundy CountyGrundy County: 33.9 minutes33.9Cannon CountyCannon County: 33.8 minutes33.8Union CountyUnion County: 33.6 minutes33.6Dickson CountyDickson County: 33.3 minutes33.3Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 33.3 minutes33.3Tipton CountyTipton County: 33.3 minutes33.3Marion CountyMarion County: 33.1 minutes33.1Meigs CountyMeigs County: 33 minutes33Morgan CountyMorgan County: 32.5 minutes32.5Macon CountyMacon County: 32 minutes32Smith CountySmith County: 32 minutes32Cocke CountyCocke County: 31.8 minutes31.8Grainger CountyGrainger County: 31.7 minutes31.7Perry CountyPerry County: 31.6 minutes31.6Robertson CountyRobertson County: 31.6 minutes31.6Polk CountyPolk County: 31.5 minutes31.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 31.3 minutes31.3Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 31 minutes31Campbell CountyCampbell County: 30.6 minutes30.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 30.6 minutes30.6Wayne CountyWayne County: 30.6 minutes30.6Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 30.1 minutes30.1Wilson CountyWilson County: 30.1 minutes30.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 29.6 minutes29.6Scott CountyScott County: 29.4 minutes29.4Sumner CountySumner County: 29.3 minutes29.3Giles CountyGiles County: 29 minutes29Monroe CountyMonroe County: 28.8 minutes28.8DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 28.7 minutes28.7Maury CountyMaury County: 28.6 minutes28.6Roane CountyRoane County: 28.6 minutes28.6Rhea CountyRhea County: 28.4 minutes28.4
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
minutes		Change on 2022
1Houston County Estimated41+2.1
2Stewart County Estimated38.3+2.2
3Trousdale County Estimated37.9-1.8
4Bledsoe County Estimated36.1+1.3
5Hickman County Estimated35.4-1
6Humphreys County Estimated35.30
7Fayette County Estimated34.2-0.2
8Cheatham County Estimated33.9-0.5
8Grundy County Estimated33.9+1.5
10Cannon County Estimated33.8+0.4
11Union County Estimated33.6+1.8
12Dickson County Estimated33.3+0.2
12Hardeman County Estimated33.3+0.5
12Tipton County Estimated33.3-0.1
15Marion County Estimated33.1+1.6
16Meigs County Estimated33+0.4
17Morgan County Estimated32.5+1
18Macon County Estimated32+0.1
18Smith County Estimated32-0.8
20Cocke County Estimated31.8+2.3
21Grainger County Estimated31.7-0.2
22Perry County Estimated31.6+4.8
22Robertson County Estimated31.6+0.3
24Polk County Estimated31.5+1.5
25Lincoln County Estimated31.3+1.3
26Van Buren County Estimated31-0.3
27Campbell County Estimated30.6-1.1
27Jackson County Estimated30.6-0.1
27Wayne County Estimated30.6+0.4
30Sequatchie County Estimated30.1-1.9
30Wilson County Estimated30.1-0.5
32Marshall County Estimated29.6-0.9
33Scott County Estimated29.4+1.1
34Sumner County Estimated29.3-0.1
35Giles County Estimated29-0.2
36Monroe County Estimated28.8+0.7
37DeKalb County Estimated28.7+0.3
38Maury County Estimated28.6+0.3
38Roane County Estimated28.6-0.4
40Rhea County Estimated28.4+1.4
41Clay County Estimated28.3-0.8
41Jefferson County Estimated28.3+0.6
43Rutherford County Estimated28.20
44Chester County Estimated28.1-1.2
45Williamson County Estimated28-0.1
46Bedford County Estimated27.5+1.1
46Pickett County Estimated27.5+0.4
48McNairy County Estimated27.2+1.1
48Montgomery County Estimated27.2+0.6
48Warren County Estimated27.2-0.1
51Henderson County Estimated27+1.6
52Sevier County Estimated26.9+0.3
53Hawkins County Estimated26.8+0.2
53Overton County Estimated26.8+0.9
55Carroll County Estimated26.7-1.3
56Haywood County Estimated26.6+0.2
57Lauderdale County Estimated25.9-0.1
57Lawrence County Estimated25.9-0.2
59Claiborne County Estimated25.80
59Decatur County Estimated25.8+2
61Anderson County Estimated25.7-0.1
61Benton County Estimated25.70
61Blount County Estimated25.7+0.6
61Johnson County Estimated25.7-2.2
61Unicoi County Estimated25.7+0.9
66Gibson County Estimated25.3+0.4
66Greene County Estimated25.3+1.5
68White County Estimated25.1+0.2
69Hardin County Estimated24.9-0.5
70Davidson County Estimated24.8+0.1
71Fentress County Estimated24.70
72Coffee County Estimated24.6-0.3
73McMinn County Estimated24.4+1.1
74Carter County Estimated24.2+0.3
75Crockett County Estimated24.1-0.2
76Loudon County Estimated24+0.7
76Moore County Estimated24-1.3
78Franklin County Estimated23.9+0.2
79Bradley County Estimated23.1-0.1
80Cumberland County Estimated23+0.6
81Henry County Estimated22.7+0.6
82Shelby County Estimated22.5-0.1
83Hamblen County Estimated22.2+0.7
83Knox County Estimated22.2+0.1
85Hamilton County Estimated21.90
86Sullivan County Estimated21.7-0.2
87Putnam County Estimated21.50
87Washington County Estimated21.5+0.5
89Lake County Estimated21.4+0.6
90Dyer County Estimated20.5+0.1
90Weakley County Estimated20.5-0.5
92Obion County Estimated20.2+0.4
93Madison County Estimated19.8+0.8

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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 2023 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/2023/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 41 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Madison County, with 19.8 minutes in 2023.

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 2023 and are not ranked.

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