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Shortest commutes, Tennessee cities · 1990

Tennessee cities with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 112 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Dyersburg, TNTN15,90610.9−10%

02Martin, TNTN11,06011.7+6%

03Union City, TNTN10,81411.9+9%

04Cookeville, TNTN38,21212.4+7%

05Greeneville, TNTN16,14112.4+13%

06Savannah, TNTN7,68912.5−13%

07Lewisburg, TNTN13,51712.5−18%

08Millington, TNTN12,95312.6−28%

09Ripley, TNTN7,49913.1−4%

10Crossville, TNTN13,11313.2−5%

11Humboldt, TNTN7,84113.3+0%

12Bolivar, TNTN5,04313.5−26%

13McKenzie, TNTN5,63213.8+20%

14Collegedale, TNTN11,49913.8+1%

15Jackson, TNTN69,33913.9+18%

16Kingsport, TNTN57,53014.1+18%

17Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23614.2−3%

18Milan, TNTN8,36714.2−12%

19Paris, TNTN10,46814.3+21%

20Cleveland, TNTN51,17214.3+19%

21Morristown, TNTN33,51714.3+9%

22Tullahoma, TNTN21,27914.5+13%

23Athens, TNTN15,26314.5+7%

24Shelbyville, TNTN26,14614.7−4%

25Brownsville, TNTN9,30114.7−8%

26Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29214.8−0%

27Smithville, TNTN5,62015.0+19%

28Lexington, TNTN8,13015.1+18%

29Johnson City, TNTN74,94315.2+34%

30Sweetwater, TNTN6,70615.6−5%

31Pulaski, TNTN8,39415.7+29%

32Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39515.7+33%

33East Ridge, TNTN21,92115.9+42%

34Dayton, TNTN7,81916.0+12%

35Covington, TNTN8,58516.1−16%

36Bristol, TNTN28,10716.2+28%

37McMinnville, TNTN13,94316.2+4%

38Erwin, TNTN6,01916.3+10%

39South Cleveland, TNTN7,45216.6+20%

40Fayetteville, TNTN7,06816.8+7%

41Knoxville, TNTN202,02117.0+38%

42Jefferson City, TNTN9,10317.1+3%

43Manchester, TNTN13,77617.2+26%

44Alcoa, TNTN13,68917.2+31%

45Sparta, TNTN5,03817.2+61%

46Springfield, TNTN20,09017.3−3%

47Red Bank, TNTN12,40517.5+46%

48Maryville, TNTN32,44217.5+29%

49Columbia, TNTN50,07217.5+3%

50Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59817.6+32%

51Chattanooga, TNTN194,14417.6+46%

52Loudon, TNTN6,96317.7+9%

53Elizabethton, TNTN14,35017.8+44%

54Newport, TNTN7,04917.8+2%

55Church Hill, TNTN7,29717.8+11%

56Sevierville, TNTN19,01018.1+32%

57Lebanon, TNTN53,41218.2+6%

58Harriman, TNTN6,19218.4+15%

59Winchester, TNTN10,43818.5+12%

60Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17818.6+2%

61Lenoir City, TNTN12,53018.6+23%

62Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54018.9+40%

63Memphis, TNTN609,64718.9+36%

64Clarksville, TNTN188,82919.0+15%

65La Follette, TNTN7,17619.0−7%

66Powell, TNTN13,73919.1–

67Clinton, TNTN10,46619.1+37%

68Madisonville, TNTN5,42819.2+22%

69Rockwood, TNTN5,60719.2+9%

70Nashville, TNTN721,07419.4+34%

71Lafayette, TNTN6,02019.5−8%

72Portland, TNTN13,65819.6+9%

73Medina, TNTN5,81319.8+44%

74Henderson, TNTN6,59020.1+53%

75Gallatin, TNTN54,59020.1+22%

76Smyrna, TNTN63,32120.4+10%

77Franklin, TNTN90,22620.4+42%

78Jonesborough, TNTN6,99020.5+34%

79Eagleton, TNTN5,59820.5+27%

80Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50621.1+25%

81Brentwood, TNTN45,31321.2+58%

82La Vergne, TNTN42,14621.2+2%

83Bartlett, TNTN56,41621.3+42%

84Dickson, TNTN17,05121.5+3%

85Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10321.6+12%

86Kingston, TNTN6,29921.7+35%

87Germantown, TNTN40,00122.1+62%

88Dunlap, TNTN6,08922.1+3%

89Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48722.5+30%

90Spring Hill, TNTN61,33622.6+9%

91Arlington, TNTN15,70322.7+28%

92Harrison, TNTN8,01123.1+62%

93Oakland, TNTN10,83523.1−12%

94Farragut, TNTN25,12123.3+63%

95Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47423.7+42%

96Halls, TNTN10,27224.0–

97Lakeland, TNTN14,42224.0+32%

98Collierville, TNTN51,90924.1+38%

99Middle Valley, TNTN12,18724.2+56%

100Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17224.3+24%

101Ashland City, TNTN5,65024.3+34%

102Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82424.6+64%

103Millersville, TNTN6,43824.8+33%

104Greenbrier, TNTN7,17024.9+20%

105White House, TNTN17,87225.3+15%

106Atoka, TNTN10,64525.4+0%

107Seymour, TNTN16,21625.5+44%

108Green Hill, TNTN6,86626.1+27%

109Hendersonville, TNTN64,26626.4+39%

110Munford, TNTN6,99627.6+5%

111Fairview, TNTN10,87732.5+16%

112Nolensville, TNTN15,78933.3+75%

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