Mean Commute Time in Shelby County, TN

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

24.5 min Rank #2,039/3,222 · #85 in TN
37th
Shelby 24.5 min
TN 28.3 min -13.3%
US 27.6 min -11.1%

Mean Commute Time Trend

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National Distribution

How Shelby County's mean commute time of 24.5 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 Shelby County for mean commute time.

Nearby Rankings

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#2,036 Sweetwater County, WY 24.5 min
#2,037 Jay County, IN 24.5 min
#2,038 Vernon Parish, LA 24.5 min
#2,039 Shelby County, TN 24.5 min
#2,040 Greene County, IA 24.5 min
#2,041 Alcorn County, MS 24.5 min
#2,042 Lebanon County, PA 24.5 min

About Mean Commute Time

Shelby County, Tennessee has a mean commute time of 24.5 min, ranking #2,039 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.1% below the national value of 27.6 min. Within Tennessee, it ranks #85 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.