Mean Commute Time in Knox County, TN

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

24.6 min Rank #2,031/3,222 · #84 in TN
37th
Knox 24.6 min
TN 28.3 min -13.2%
US 27.6 min -11.0%

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National Distribution

How Knox County's mean commute time of 24.6 min compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 3.7 min to 49.1 min.

Distribution of Mean Commute Time Across All Counties

Ranking Context

Counties ranked closest to Knox County for mean commute time.

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#2,028 Lee County, AL 24.6 min
#2,029 Whitley County, IN 24.6 min
#2,030 Christian County, IL 24.6 min
#2,031 Knox County, TN 24.6 min
#2,032 Macon County, MO 24.6 min
#2,033 Crittenden County, AR 24.5 min
#2,034 Iowa County, IA 24.5 min

About Mean Commute Time

Knox County, Tennessee has a mean commute time of 24.6 min, ranking #2,031 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.0% below the national value of 27.6 min. Within Tennessee, it ranks #84 of 95. This places it in the 37th percentile nationally.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.