RANKING · 2024 ACS · 117 SHOWN OF 117

Most car-dependent, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2024 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 77.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jefferson City, TN, up 113 places to #1.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01▲113Jefferson City, TNTN9,10391.0%+15.4 pts

02Church Hill, TNTN7,29788.6%+1.1 pts

03Munford, TNTN6,99688.1%+0.7 pts

04▲9Sparta, TNTN5,03887.8%+5.1 pts

05▲5Halls, TNTN10,27286.8%–

06▼1Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10386.6%+9.4 pts

07▲21Dyersburg, TNTN15,90685.8%−1.6 pts

08▲11Eagleton, TNTN5,59885.7%−2.7 pts

09▲31Humboldt, TNTN7,84185.7%−0.7 pts

10▲54Lexington, TNTN8,13085.7%−0.4 pts

11▲84Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62385.6%+4.4 pts

12▲66Winchester, TNTN10,43885.4%+3.4 pts

13▲8Harriman, TNTN6,19285.3%−1.8 pts

14▲42Fayetteville, TNTN7,06885.0%−2.9 pts

15▲33Milan, TNTN8,36784.5%−3.8 pts

16▼2Madisonville, TNTN5,42884.3%−2.7 pts

17▲16Morristown, TNTN33,51784.3%+4.0 pts

18▲53South Cleveland, TNTN7,45283.6%+0.1 pts

19▼1Tullahoma, TNTN21,27983.3%−2.0 pts

20▲27La Follette, TNTN7,17683.0%+3.2 pts

21▲16Seymour, TNTN16,21683.0%+2.0 pts

22▼7Lynchburg, TNTN6,92082.4%−6.7 pts

23▲18Savannah, TNTN7,68982.3%−7.5 pts

24▲5Brownsville, TNTN9,30182.2%−2.5 pts

25▲34Springfield, TNTN20,09082.2%+4.0 pts

26▲12Athens, TNTN15,26381.9%−3.6 pts

27▼5Loudon, TNTN6,96381.9%−5.6 pts

28▼5Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29281.5%−7.2 pts

29▲17Erwin, TNTN6,01981.2%−6.0 pts

30▲56Paris, TNTN10,46881.1%−1.8 pts

31▲4Lewisburg, TNTN13,51781.0%−3.4 pts

32▲34Lafayette, TNTN6,02080.8%+1.5 pts

33▲80Sevierville, TNTN19,01080.7%+3.5 pts

34Greenbrier, TNTN7,17080.3%−3.2 pts

35▼18Bartlett, TNTN56,41680.2%−8.3 pts

36▼5Pulaski, TNTN8,39480.2%−10.7 pts

37▲54Medina, TNTN5,81380.1%−11.7 pts

38▼11Lakeland, TNTN14,42280.1%−8.2 pts

39▲6Crossville, TNTN13,11379.7%−8.7 pts

40▼8Clarksville, TNTN188,82979.7%−4.4 pts

41▲62Harrison, TNTN8,01179.5%−6.3 pts

42▲18Sweetwater, TNTN6,70679.5%−9.7 pts

43▼42Atoka, TNTN10,64579.3%−8.5 pts

44▲28Millington, TNTN12,95379.3%−1.1 pts

45▼25Greeneville, TNTN16,14179.2%−6.7 pts

46▼22Bristol, TNTN28,10779.1%−4.8 pts

47▲35Portland, TNTN13,65879.0%−9.8 pts

48▲5Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47479.0%−4.5 pts

49▲32Lenoir City, TNTN12,53078.9%+8.9 pts

50▲44Rockwood, TNTN5,60778.7%−1.4 pts

51▼43Maryville, TNTN32,44278.6%−3.7 pts

52▲15Kingsport, TNTN57,53078.3%−9.7 pts

53▼23Arlington, TNTN15,70378.2%−12.9 pts

54▲35Henderson, TNTN6,59078.0%+2.7 pts

55▲32Ripley, TNTN7,49977.9%−10.1 pts

56▲27Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23677.9%−13.1 pts

57▲1Elizabethton, TNTN14,35077.7%−8.5 pts

58▼51Kingston, TNTN6,29977.4%−7.7 pts

59▲17Powell, TNTN13,73977.4%–

60▼35Union City, TNTN10,81477.3%−3.7 pts

61Middle Valley, TNTN12,18777.1%−13.2 pts

62▼53Green Hill, TNTN6,86677.0%−7.9 pts

63▼51Newport, TNTN7,04976.6%+4.2 pts

64▼21Cookeville, TNTN38,21276.5%−6.2 pts

65▲5Memphis, TNTN609,64776.2%−2.6 pts

66▼17Clinton, TNTN10,46676.1%−9.9 pts

67▼17Columbia, TNTN50,07276.1%−5.8 pts

68▲9Red Bank, TNTN12,40576.1%−8.4 pts

69▲31Cleveland, TNTN51,17275.7%−7.2 pts

70▼64Dickson, TNTN17,05175.2%−3.7 pts

71▲31Lebanon, TNTN53,41275.2%−8.0 pts

72▲21Fairview, TNTN10,87775.1%−2.5 pts

73▼18Johnson City, TNTN74,94375.1%−11.9 pts

74▼23Smithville, TNTN5,62074.7%−15.2 pts

75▲13Manchester, TNTN13,77674.1%−15.5 pts

76▲35Shelbyville, TNTN26,14673.7%−3.6 pts

77▲21Chattanooga, TNTN194,14473.6%−6.8 pts

78▲27Dayton, TNTN7,81973.5%−1.6 pts

79▲20Knoxville, TNTN202,02173.1%−9.2 pts

80▼23East Ridge, TNTN21,92173.1%−12.1 pts

81▲3Gallatin, TNTN54,59073.1%−3.5 pts

82▼13Hendersonville, TNTN64,26673.1%−11.7 pts

83▼31Smyrna, TNTN63,32173.0%−13.9 pts

84▼80Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54072.9%−14.6 pts

85▼74White House, TNTN17,87272.8%−7.5 pts

86▼70Pleasant View, TNTN5,79772.7%−8.1 pts

87▼19Alcoa, TNTN13,68972.5%−17.7 pts

88▼34Germantown, TNTN40,00172.2%−16.2 pts

89▼26La Vergne, TNTN42,14671.9%−15.1 pts

90▲14Jackson, TNTN69,33971.7%−14.3 pts

91▼18Oakland, TNTN10,83571.7%−13.6 pts

92▲4Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17871.6%−13.2 pts

93▼49Millersville, TNTN6,43871.3%−11.4 pts

94▼55Covington, TNTN8,58571.3%−15.2 pts

95▲2Martin, TNTN11,06071.3%−14.3 pts

96▲5Ashland City, TNTN5,65071.2%−18.1 pts

97▼55Collierville, TNTN51,90971.2%−15.4 pts

98▼33Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39570.8%−13.3 pts

99▼19Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50670.8%−11.1 pts

100▲9McKenzie, TNTN5,63270.3%−19.5 pts

101▼16Farragut, TNTN25,12170.2%−13.4 pts

102▼66Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82470.0%−18.2 pts

103▼28Spring Hill, TNTN61,33669.9%−10.2 pts

104▼42Bolivar, TNTN5,04369.8%−9.1 pts

105▼31Jonesborough, TNTN6,99069.1%−21.0 pts

106▼14Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17268.6%−17.8 pts

107▼81McMinnville, TNTN13,94368.4%−18.0 pts

108Dunlap, TNTN6,08968.2%−17.2 pts

109▲3Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48767.8%−14.5 pts

110▼20Brentwood, TNTN45,31367.1%−14.2 pts

111▲6Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59866.8%−11.0 pts

112▼2Nashville, TNTN721,07466.5%−13.9 pts

113▲3Tellico, TNTN7,41464.4%−11.1 pts

114▲1Collegedale, TNTN11,49962.1%−11.4 pts

115▼8Franklin, TNTN90,22661.9%−16.2 pts

116▼37Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46961.8%−18.7 pts

117▼11Nolensville, TNTN15,78961.7%−22.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES