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Shortest commutes, Tennessee cities · 2000

Tennessee cities with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 113 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Sparta, TNTN5,03810.7+0%

02Union City, TNTN10,81411.0+0%

03Martin, TNTN11,06011.0+0%

04Greeneville, TNTN16,14111.1+0%

05East Ridge, TNTN21,92111.1+0%

06Johnson City, TNTN74,94311.3+0%

07McKenzie, TNTN5,63211.5+0%

08Cookeville, TNTN38,21211.5+0%

09Paris, TNTN10,46811.8+0%

10Jackson, TNTN69,33911.8+0%

11Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39511.9+0%

12Kingsport, TNTN57,53012.0+0%

13Red Bank, TNTN12,40512.0+0%

14Cleveland, TNTN51,17212.0+0%

15Chattanooga, TNTN194,14412.1+0%

16Dyersburg, TNTN15,90612.1+0%

17Pulaski, TNTN8,39412.2+0%

18Knoxville, TNTN202,02112.4+0%

19Elizabethton, TNTN14,35012.4+0%

20Smithville, TNTN5,62012.6+0%

21Bristol, TNTN28,10712.6+0%

22Tullahoma, TNTN21,27912.8+0%

23Lexington, TNTN8,13012.8+0%

24Morristown, TNTN33,51713.1+0%

25Alcoa, TNTN13,68913.1+0%

26Henderson, TNTN6,59013.1+0%

27Humboldt, TNTN7,84113.2+0%

28Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59813.4+0%

29Brentwood, TNTN45,31313.4+0%

30Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54013.5+0%

31Athens, TNTN15,26313.5+0%

32Maryville, TNTN32,44213.6+0%

33Collegedale, TNTN11,49913.6+0%

34Manchester, TNTN13,77613.6+0%

35Ripley, TNTN7,49913.6+0%

36Germantown, TNTN40,00113.6+0%

37Sevierville, TNTN19,01013.7+0%

38Medina, TNTN5,81313.7+0%

39South Cleveland, TNTN7,45213.8+0%

40Memphis, TNTN609,64714.0+0%

41Crossville, TNTN13,11314.0+0%

42Clinton, TNTN10,46614.0+0%

43Harrison, TNTN8,01114.2+0%

44Dayton, TNTN7,81914.2+0%

45Farragut, TNTN25,12114.3+0%

46Savannah, TNTN7,68914.3+0%

47Franklin, TNTN90,22614.4+0%

48Nashville, TNTN721,07414.4+0%

49Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23614.6+0%

50Erwin, TNTN6,01914.8+0%

51Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29214.8+0%

52Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82415.0+0%

53Bartlett, TNTN56,41615.0+0%

54Lynchburg, TNTN6,92015.1+0%

55Lenoir City, TNTN12,53015.1+0%

56Lewisburg, TNTN13,51715.2+0%

57Jonesborough, TNTN6,99015.3+0%

58Shelbyville, TNTN26,14615.3+0%

59Middle Valley, TNTN12,18715.5+0%

60McMinnville, TNTN13,94315.5+0%

61Fayetteville, TNTN7,06815.7+0%

62Madisonville, TNTN5,42815.8+0%

63Harriman, TNTN6,19215.9+0%

64Brownsville, TNTN9,30116.1+0%

65Kingston, TNTN6,29916.1+0%

66Church Hill, TNTN7,29716.1+0%

67Eagleton, TNTN5,59816.1+0%

68Loudon, TNTN6,96316.2+0%

69Milan, TNTN8,36716.2+0%

70Sweetwater, TNTN6,70616.4+0%

71Clarksville, TNTN188,82916.4+0%

72Gallatin, TNTN54,59016.4+0%

73Winchester, TNTN10,43816.5+0%

74Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47416.6+0%

75Jefferson City, TNTN9,10316.6+0%

76Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50616.8+0%

77Columbia, TNTN50,07217.0+0%

78Lebanon, TNTN53,41217.1+0%

79Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48717.3+0%

80Collierville, TNTN51,90917.4+0%

81Newport, TNTN7,04917.5+0%

82Millington, TNTN12,95317.5+0%

83Rockwood, TNTN5,60717.6+0%

84Arlington, TNTN15,70317.7+0%

85Springfield, TNTN20,09017.8+0%

86Seymour, TNTN16,21617.8+0%

87Portland, TNTN13,65818.1+0%

88Ashland City, TNTN5,65018.1+0%

89Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17818.1+0%

90Lakeland, TNTN14,42218.2+0%

91Bolivar, TNTN5,04318.4+0%

92Smyrna, TNTN63,32118.6+0%

93Millersville, TNTN6,43818.7+0%

94Covington, TNTN8,58519.1+0%

95Hendersonville, TNTN64,26619.1+0%

96Nolensville, TNTN15,78919.1+0%

97Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10319.2+0%

98Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17219.5+0%

99La Follette, TNTN7,17620.5+0%

100Green Hill, TNTN6,86620.5+0%

101Spring Hill, TNTN61,33620.7+0%

102Greenbrier, TNTN7,17020.8+0%

103La Vergne, TNTN42,14620.8+0%

104Dickson, TNTN17,05121.0+0%

105Lafayette, TNTN6,02021.1+0%

106Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46921.2+0%

107Dunlap, TNTN6,08921.5+0%

108White House, TNTN17,87222.0+0%

109Pleasant View, TNTN5,79723.5+0%

110Atoka, TNTN10,64525.3+0%

111Munford, TNTN6,99626.2+0%

112Oakland, TNTN10,83526.3+0%

113Fairview, TNTN10,87728.1+0%

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