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Shortest commutes, Tennessee cities · 2020

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, TNTN11,06015.0+37%

02Greeneville, TNTN16,14116.5+49%

03Humboldt, TNTN7,84116.9+27%

04Jackson, TNTN69,33917.0+44%

05Dayton, TNTN7,81917.0+19%

06East Ridge, TNTN21,92117.2+54%

07Newport, TNTN7,04917.4−0%

08Savannah, TNTN7,68917.5+22%

09Erwin, TNTN6,01917.5+19%

10Sparta, TNTN5,03817.8+66%

11Paris, TNTN10,46818.0+52%

12Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59818.1+35%

13Johnson City, TNTN74,94318.1+60%

14Crossville, TNTN13,11318.3+31%

15Jefferson City, TNTN9,10318.7+13%

16Morristown, TNTN33,51718.8+44%

17Red Bank, TNTN12,40518.9+58%

18Collegedale, TNTN11,49918.9+39%

19Chattanooga, TNTN194,14419.0+57%

20Dyersburg, TNTN15,90619.0+57%

21Madisonville, TNTN5,42819.0+20%

22Union City, TNTN10,81419.1+74%

23Kingsport, TNTN57,53019.2+61%

24Tullahoma, TNTN21,27919.5+53%

25Cleveland, TNTN51,17219.6+63%

26Pulaski, TNTN8,39419.6+61%

27Cookeville, TNTN38,21219.8+72%

28Lenoir City, TNTN12,53020.2+33%

29Fayetteville, TNTN7,06820.3+29%

30Knoxville, TNTN202,02120.6+66%

31Loudon, TNTN6,96320.7+28%

32Millington, TNTN12,95321.1+20%

33Athens, TNTN15,26321.1+57%

34Brownsville, TNTN9,30121.1+32%

35Winchester, TNTN10,43821.1+28%

36McMinnville, TNTN13,94321.3+37%

37Sevierville, TNTN19,01021.3+56%

38Sweetwater, TNTN6,70621.4+31%

39Henderson, TNTN6,59021.5+64%

40Maryville, TNTN32,44221.5+58%

41Germantown, TNTN40,00121.6+58%

42Memphis, TNTN609,64721.7+55%

43Farragut, TNTN25,12121.7+52%

44Bristol, TNTN28,10721.9+73%

45Smithville, TNTN5,62021.9+74%

46South Cleveland, TNTN7,45222.1+60%

47Clinton, TNTN10,46622.2+58%

48Ripley, TNTN7,49922.5+65%

49Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39522.5+90%

50Elizabethton, TNTN14,35022.6+83%

51Milan, TNTN8,36722.8+40%

52Eagleton, TNTN5,59822.8+41%

53Manchester, TNTN13,77622.8+67%

54Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23623.0+58%

55Harrison, TNTN8,01123.3+64%

56Shelbyville, TNTN26,14623.6+54%

57Church Hill, TNTN7,29723.6+47%

58Springfield, TNTN20,09024.1+36%

59Lexington, TNTN8,13024.1+88%

60Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54024.2+80%

61Lewisburg, TNTN13,51724.3+60%

62Lebanon, TNTN53,41224.7+44%

63Medina, TNTN5,81324.7+80%

64Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47424.8+49%

65Alcoa, TNTN13,68925.0+91%

66Middle Valley, TNTN12,18725.2+63%

67Bartlett, TNTN56,41625.2+68%

68Franklin, TNTN90,22625.2+76%

69Clarksville, TNTN188,82925.3+54%

70Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10325.3+31%

71Nashville, TNTN721,07425.4+76%

72Powell, TNTN13,73925.5–

73Rockwood, TNTN5,60725.6+45%

74Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50625.7+53%

75Brentwood, TNTN45,31325.8+92%

76McKenzie, TNTN5,63225.8+125%

77Kingston, TNTN6,29925.9+61%

78Jonesborough, TNTN6,99026.0+70%

79Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82426.0+74%

80Collierville, TNTN51,90926.1+50%

81Dickson, TNTN17,05126.4+26%

82Bolivar, TNTN5,04326.7+45%

83Harriman, TNTN6,19226.7+68%

84Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17827.2+50%

85Dunlap, TNTN6,08927.3+27%

86Gallatin, TNTN54,59027.4+67%

87Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29227.6+86%

88Hendersonville, TNTN64,26627.6+45%

89Columbia, TNTN50,07227.6+62%

90Lynchburg, TNTN6,92027.7+83%

91Lakeland, TNTN14,42227.8+52%

92Portland, TNTN13,65827.9+55%

93Covington, TNTN8,58528.0+47%

94La Follette, TNTN7,17628.1+37%

95Smyrna, TNTN63,32129.2+57%

96Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48729.2+69%

97Green Hill, TNTN6,86629.6+44%

98Halls, TNTN10,27229.7–

99Arlington, TNTN15,70330.0+70%

100Spring Hill, TNTN61,33630.3+46%

101Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46930.5+43%

102Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17231.1+59%

103Ashland City, TNTN5,65031.4+73%

104Seymour, TNTN16,21631.4+77%

105La Vergne, TNTN42,14631.5+51%

106Tellico, TNTN7,41431.5–

107Munford, TNTN6,99632.4+24%

108Greenbrier, TNTN7,17032.5+56%

109Nolensville, TNTN15,78933.7+77%

110Lafayette, TNTN6,02033.9+60%

111Millersville, TNTN6,43834.0+82%

112Pleasant View, TNTN5,79734.3+46%

113Fairview, TNTN10,87736.3+30%

114Oakland, TNTN10,83537.0+41%

115Atoka, TNTN10,64537.6+49%

116White House, TNTN17,87238.1+73%

117Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62341.0–

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