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Shortest commutes, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Martin, TNTN11,06013.7+24%

02Smithville, TNTN5,62015.1+20%

03Union City, TNTN10,81416.5+50%

04Paris, TNTN10,46816.5+40%

05Dyersburg, TNTN15,90616.8+39%

06Sparta, TNTN5,03817.4+63%

07Humboldt, TNTN7,84117.5+33%

08Jackson, TNTN69,33918.2+54%

09Chattanooga, TNTN194,14418.5+53%

10Greeneville, TNTN16,14118.6+68%

11Johnson City, TNTN74,94318.7+66%

12Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48718.8+8%

13Red Bank, TNTN12,40518.9+58%

14Cookeville, TNTN38,21218.9+64%

15Kingsport, TNTN57,53019.1+59%

16Jonesborough, TNTN6,99019.1+25%

17Crossville, TNTN13,11319.5+40%

18Loudon, TNTN6,96319.6+21%

19Sweetwater, TNTN6,70620.0+22%

20Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23620.1+37%

21Knoxville, TNTN202,02120.2+63%

22Tullahoma, TNTN21,27920.2+58%

23McKenzie, TNTN5,63220.2+76%

24Winchester, TNTN10,43820.7+26%

25Millington, TNTN12,95320.8+19%

26Elizabethton, TNTN14,35020.9+69%

27East Ridge, TNTN21,92121.0+89%

28Memphis, TNTN609,64721.1+52%

29Bristol, TNTN28,10721.2+68%

30Cleveland, TNTN51,17221.3+77%

31Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59821.4+60%

32Erwin, TNTN6,01921.4+45%

33Lenoir City, TNTN12,53021.5+42%

34Morristown, TNTN33,51721.5+64%

35Collegedale, TNTN11,49921.6+59%

36Athens, TNTN15,26321.7+61%

37Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39521.7+83%

38Farragut, TNTN25,12121.9+54%

39Germantown, TNTN40,00122.1+62%

40Dayton, TNTN7,81922.2+56%

41Millersville, TNTN6,43822.3+19%

42South Cleveland, TNTN7,45222.3+62%

43Covington, TNTN8,58523.0+21%

44Ripley, TNTN7,49923.2+70%

45Maryville, TNTN32,44223.3+71%

46Brownsville, TNTN9,30123.5+46%

47Clinton, TNTN10,46623.6+69%

48Sevierville, TNTN19,01023.7+73%

49Alcoa, TNTN13,68923.8+82%

50Franklin, TNTN90,22623.9+67%

51Medina, TNTN5,81323.9+75%

52Lexington, TNTN8,13024.0+87%

53Henderson, TNTN6,59024.1+83%

54Eagleton, TNTN5,59824.1+50%

55Madisonville, TNTN5,42824.2+53%

56Savannah, TNTN7,68924.3+70%

57Bartlett, TNTN56,41624.4+63%

58Middle Valley, TNTN12,18724.4+58%

59Pulaski, TNTN8,39424.5+100%

60Dunlap, TNTN6,08924.6+14%

61Powell, TNTN13,73924.7–

62Nashville, TNTN721,07424.7+71%

63Milan, TNTN8,36725.0+54%

64Lynchburg, TNTN6,92025.1+66%

65McMinnville, TNTN13,94325.1+62%

66Rockwood, TNTN5,60725.1+43%

67Collierville, TNTN51,90925.1+44%

68Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54025.2+87%

69Halls, TNTN10,27225.4–

70Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29225.5+72%

71Manchester, TNTN13,77625.6+88%

72Brentwood, TNTN45,31325.7+91%

73Lakeland, TNTN14,42225.7+41%

74Church Hill, TNTN7,29725.8+60%

75Tellico, TNTN7,41425.9–

76Lewisburg, TNTN13,51725.9+70%

77Newport, TNTN7,04926.2+50%

78Smyrna, TNTN63,32126.3+41%

79Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50626.3+56%

80Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10326.4+37%

81Gallatin, TNTN54,59026.4+61%

82Harrison, TNTN8,01126.5+86%

83Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47426.5+60%

84Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17826.7+47%

85Jefferson City, TNTN9,10326.7+61%

86Dickson, TNTN17,05126.8+28%

87Lebanon, TNTN53,41227.0+57%

88Clarksville, TNTN188,82927.0+64%

89Kingston, TNTN6,29927.1+68%

90Shelbyville, TNTN26,14627.2+77%

91Arlington, TNTN15,70327.3+54%

92Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82427.5+84%

93Fayetteville, TNTN7,06827.6+76%

94La Follette, TNTN7,17628.0+37%

95Columbia, TNTN50,07228.0+65%

96Lafayette, TNTN6,02028.1+33%

97Seymour, TNTN16,21628.5+60%

98Springfield, TNTN20,09028.7+62%

99Harriman, TNTN6,19228.7+80%

100Portland, TNTN13,65828.9+60%

101Green Hill, TNTN6,86628.9+41%

102Bolivar, TNTN5,04329.5+60%

103Ashland City, TNTN5,65029.5+63%

104Hendersonville, TNTN64,26629.7+56%

105Spring Hill, TNTN61,33630.0+45%

106Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17230.2+55%

107Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46930.5+43%

108Greenbrier, TNTN7,17030.7+48%

109Munford, TNTN6,99631.3+20%

110La Vergne, TNTN42,14631.6+52%

111Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62333.9–

112White House, TNTN17,87234.7+58%

113Pleasant View, TNTN5,79734.9+48%

114Oakland, TNTN10,83535.0+33%

115Atoka, TNTN10,64536.2+43%

116Nolensville, TNTN15,78936.8+93%

117Fairview, TNTN10,87737.1+32%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES