RANKING · 2024 ACS · 117 SHOWN OF 117

Shortest commutes, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the shortest mean travel time to work (2024 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 24.5. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fairfield Glade, TN, up 84 places to #12.

Flip the list · Longest commutes, US cities →

TennesseeAll statesPop > 5KAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Martin, TNTN11,06013.7+24%

02▲43Smithville, TNTN5,62015.1+20%

03▲19Union City, TNTN10,81416.5+50%

04▲7Paris, TNTN10,46816.5+40%

05▲15Dyersburg, TNTN15,90616.8+39%

06▲4Sparta, TNTN5,03817.4+63%

07▼4Humboldt, TNTN7,84117.5+33%

08▼4Jackson, TNTN69,33918.2+54%

09▲10Chattanooga, TNTN194,14418.5+53%

10▼8Greeneville, TNTN16,14118.6+68%

11▲2Johnson City, TNTN74,94318.7+66%

12▲84Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48718.8+8%

13▲4Red Bank, TNTN12,40518.9+58%

14▲13Cookeville, TNTN38,21218.9+64%

15▲8Kingsport, TNTN57,53019.1+59%

16▲62Jonesborough, TNTN6,99019.1+25%

17▼3Crossville, TNTN13,11319.5+40%

18▲13Loudon, TNTN6,96319.6+21%

19▲19Sweetwater, TNTN6,70620.0+22%

20▲34Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23620.1+37%

21▲9Knoxville, TNTN202,02120.2+63%

22▲2Tullahoma, TNTN21,27920.2+58%

23▲53McKenzie, TNTN5,63220.2+76%

24▲11Winchester, TNTN10,43820.7+26%

25▲7Millington, TNTN12,95320.8+19%

26▲24Elizabethton, TNTN14,35020.9+69%

27▼21East Ridge, TNTN21,92121.0+89%

28▲14Memphis, TNTN609,64721.1+52%

29▲15Bristol, TNTN28,10721.2+68%

30▼5Cleveland, TNTN51,17221.3+77%

31▼19Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59821.4+60%

32▼23Erwin, TNTN6,01921.4+45%

33▼5Lenoir City, TNTN12,53021.5+42%

34▼18Morristown, TNTN33,51721.5+64%

35▼17Collegedale, TNTN11,49921.6+59%

36▼3Athens, TNTN15,26321.7+61%

37▲12Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39521.7+83%

38▲5Farragut, TNTN25,12121.9+54%

39▲2Germantown, TNTN40,00122.1+62%

40▼35Dayton, TNTN7,81922.2+56%

41▲70Millersville, TNTN6,43822.3+19%

42▲4South Cleveland, TNTN7,45222.3+62%

43▲50Covington, TNTN8,58523.0+21%

44▲4Ripley, TNTN7,49923.2+70%

45▼5Maryville, TNTN32,44223.3+71%

46▼12Brownsville, TNTN9,30123.5+46%

47Clinton, TNTN10,46623.6+69%

48▼11Sevierville, TNTN19,01023.7+73%

49▲16Alcoa, TNTN13,68923.8+82%

50▲18Franklin, TNTN90,22623.9+67%

51▲12Medina, TNTN5,81323.9+75%

52▲7Lexington, TNTN8,13024.0+87%

53▼14Henderson, TNTN6,59024.1+83%

54▼2Eagleton, TNTN5,59824.1+50%

55▼34Madisonville, TNTN5,42824.2+53%

56▼48Savannah, TNTN7,68924.3+70%

57▲10Bartlett, TNTN56,41624.4+63%

58▲8Middle Valley, TNTN12,18724.4+58%

59▼33Pulaski, TNTN8,39424.5+100%

60▲25Dunlap, TNTN6,08924.6+14%

61▲11Powell, TNTN13,73924.7–

62▲9Nashville, TNTN721,07424.7+71%

63▼12Milan, TNTN8,36725.0+54%

64▲26Lynchburg, TNTN6,92025.1+66%

65▼29McMinnville, TNTN13,94325.1+62%

66▲7Rockwood, TNTN5,60725.1+43%

67▲13Collierville, TNTN51,90925.1+44%

68▼8Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54025.2+87%

69▲29Halls, TNTN10,27225.4–

70▲17Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29225.5+72%

71▼18Manchester, TNTN13,77625.6+88%

72▲3Brentwood, TNTN45,31325.7+91%

73▲18Lakeland, TNTN14,42225.7+41%

74▼17Church Hill, TNTN7,29725.8+60%

75▲31Tellico, TNTN7,41425.9–

76▼15Lewisburg, TNTN13,51725.9+70%

77▼70Newport, TNTN7,04926.2+50%

78▲17Smyrna, TNTN63,32126.3+41%

79▼5Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50626.3+56%

80▼10Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10326.4+37%

81▲5Gallatin, TNTN54,59026.4+61%

82▼27Harrison, TNTN8,01126.5+86%

83▼19Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47426.5+60%

84Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17826.7+47%

85▼70Jefferson City, TNTN9,10326.7+61%

86▼5Dickson, TNTN17,05126.8+28%

87▼25Lebanon, TNTN53,41227.0+57%

88▼19Clarksville, TNTN188,82927.0+64%

89▼12Kingston, TNTN6,29927.1+68%

90▼34Shelbyville, TNTN26,14627.2+77%

91▲8Arlington, TNTN15,70327.3+54%

92▼13Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82427.5+84%

93▼64Fayetteville, TNTN7,06827.6+76%

94La Follette, TNTN7,17628.0+37%

95▼6Columbia, TNTN50,07228.0+65%

96▲14Lafayette, TNTN6,02028.1+33%

97▲7Seymour, TNTN16,21628.5+60%

98▼40Springfield, TNTN20,09028.7+62%

99▼16Harriman, TNTN6,19228.7+80%

100▼8Portland, TNTN13,65828.9+60%

101▼4Green Hill, TNTN6,86628.9+41%

102▼20Bolivar, TNTN5,04329.5+60%

103Ashland City, TNTN5,65029.5+63%

104▼16Hendersonville, TNTN64,26629.7+56%

105▼5Spring Hill, TNTN61,33630.0+45%

106▼4Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17230.2+55%

107▼6Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46930.5+43%

108Greenbrier, TNTN7,17030.7+48%

109▼2Munford, TNTN6,99631.3+20%

110▼5La Vergne, TNTN42,14631.6+52%

111▲6Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62333.9–

112▲4White House, TNTN17,87234.7+58%

113▼1Pleasant View, TNTN5,79734.9+48%

114Oakland, TNTN10,83535.0+33%

115Atoka, TNTN10,64536.2+43%

116▼7Nolensville, TNTN15,78936.8+93%

117▼4Fairview, TNTN10,87737.1+32%

SHOWING 1–117 OF 117

Download CSV (full list, 117 rows)

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