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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in Tennessee, Chattanooga has the smallest share of long commutes (4.4%), followed by Red Bank and Memphis. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in Tennessee that we cover, the median is 12.3% and the average 14.8%; the figure runs from 4.4% (Chattanooga) to 41.0% (Atoka). That is a spread of 9.4 times between the two ends. The state figure is 15.2%; 34 of the 80 places are above it and 46 at or below.
The first five are Chattanooga, Red Bank, Memphis, Farragut, Middle Valley. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: short commutes can mean a self-contained job market or a small town with few employers. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Commute of 45 minutes or more ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattanooga | Hamilton County | 4.4% | 185,783 | $64,523 | $1,256 |
| 2 | Red Bank | Hamilton County | 4.7% | 12,010 | $63,983 | $1,283 |
| 3 | Memphis | Shelby County | 4.9% | 618,980 | $51,736 | $1,181 |
| 4 | Farragut | Knox County | 5.3% | 24,634 | $142,093 | $1,966 |
| 5 | Middle Valley (unincorporated) | Hamilton County | 5.5% | 12,187 | $95,000 | $1,180 |
| 6 | Martin | Weakley County | 5.7% | 10,915 | $43,381 | $859 |
| 7 | Germantown | Shelby County | 5.7% | 40,673 | $149,920 | $1,816 |
| 8 | Knoxville | Knox County | 5.8% | 195,185 | $54,039 | $1,191 |
| 9 | Collegedale | Hamilton County | 6.0% | 11,330 | $70,246 | $1,581 |
| 10 | Paris | Henry County | 6.0% | 10,338 | $41,012 | $780 |
| 11 | Lenoir City | Loudon County | 6.5% | 11,110 | $67,259 | $932 |
| 12 | East Ridge | Hamilton County | 7.2% | 22,070 | $62,247 | $1,147 |
| 13 | Clinton | Anderson County | 7.2% | 10,239 | $68,882 | $962 |
| 14 | Fairfield Glade (unincorporated) | Cumberland County | 7.3% | 9,487 | $71,682 | $1,310 |
| 15 | Kingsport | Sullivan County | 7.3% | 56,262 | $52,490 | $907 |
| 16 | Johnson City | Washington County | 7.4% | 72,222 | $57,254 | $1,023 |
| 17 | Bristol | Sullivan County | 7.6% | 27,636 | $58,162 | $842 |
| 18 | Bartlett | Shelby County | 8.1% | 56,876 | $102,070 | $1,638 |
| 19 | Jackson | Madison County | 8.2% | 68,435 | $53,032 | $1,145 |
| 20 | Cookeville | Putnam County | 8.3% | 36,088 | $51,375 | $917 |
| 21 | Powell (unincorporated) | Knox County | 8.5% | 13,739 | $82,434 | $1,276 |
| 22 | Maryville | Blount County | 8.6% | 32,392 | $81,963 | $1,157 |
| 23 | Oak Ridge | Anderson County | 8.6% | 32,693 | $72,311 | $1,131 |
| 24 | Millington | Shelby County | 8.6% | 11,289 | $49,979 | $1,111 |
| 25 | Harrison (unincorporated) | Hamilton County | 9.1% | 8,011 | $89,395 | $1,216 |
| 26 | Lakeland | Shelby County | 9.1% | 14,192 | $116,250 | $1,755 |
| 27 | Cleveland | Bradley County | 9.4% | 48,829 | $58,559 | $1,034 |
| 28 | Winchester | Franklin County | 9.4% | 9,799 | $62,782 | $974 |
| 29 | Collierville | Shelby County | 9.8% | 51,515 | $138,598 | $1,691 |
| 30 | Elizabethton | Carter County | 9.9% | 14,374 | $46,975 | $740 |
| 31 | Union City | Obion County | 10.1% | 10,982 | $50,870 | $739 |
| 32 | Brentwood | Williamson County | 10.2% | 45,556 | $182,088 | $2,825 |
| 33 | Soddy-Daisy | Hamilton County | 10.2% | 13,231 | $75,113 | $1,047 |
| 34 | Signal Mountain | Hamilton County | 10.2% | 8,860 | $141,008 | $1,852 |
| 35 | Halls (unincorporated) | Knox County | 10.4% | 10,272 | $90,933 | $1,178 |
| 36 | Tullahoma | Coffee County | 11.2% | 21,103 | $60,979 | $886 |
| 37 | Dyersburg | Dyer County | 11.2% | 15,979 | $52,064 | $782 |
| 38 | Arlington | Shelby County | 11.2% | 15,205 | $135,105 | $2,164 |
| 39 | Nashville | Davidson County | 11.6% | 690,130 | $77,371 | $1,586 |
| 40 | Franklin | Williamson County | 12.3% | 87,133 | $119,528 | $1,923 |
| 41 | Greeneville | Greene County | 12.3% | 15,646 | $49,889 | $650 |
| 42 | Crossville | Cumberland County | 12.6% | 12,428 | $48,802 | $815 |
| 43 | Milan | Gibson County | 12.8% | 8,244 | $43,886 | $805 |
| 44 | Morristown | Hamblen County | 13.6% | 31,527 | $47,917 | $882 |
| 45 | Brownsville | Haywood County | 13.6% | 9,622 | $43,494 | $767 |
| 46 | Alcoa | Blount County | 14.1% | 12,222 | $65,714 | $1,282 |
| 47 | Goodlettsville | Sumner County | 15.3% | 17,597 | $70,758 | $1,385 |
| 48 | Lexington | Henderson County | 15.4% | 7,962 | $49,057 | $720 |
| 49 | Athens | McMinn County | 15.9% | 14,471 | $53,929 | $846 |
| 50 | Manchester | Coffee County | 16.3% | 12,944 | $57,500 | $978 |
| 51 | Sevierville | Sevier County | 16.5% | 18,397 | $52,421 | $1,081 |
| 52 | Lawrenceburg | Lawrence County | 17.1% | 11,844 | $42,343 | $775 |
| 53 | Seymour (unincorporated) | Sevier County | 17.2% | 16,216 | $82,855 | $1,515 |
| 54 | Covington | Tipton County | 19.0% | 8,587 | $42,254 | $933 |
| 55 | Jefferson City | Jefferson County | 19.0% | 8,579 | $60,638 | $851 |
| 56 | Gallatin | Sumner County | 19.1% | 48,532 | $77,518 | $1,395 |
| 57 | Clarksville | Montgomery County | 19.2% | 176,456 | $69,303 | $1,307 |
| 58 | Murfreesboro | Rutherford County | 19.4% | 161,445 | $80,108 | $1,481 |
| 59 | Bloomingdale (unincorporated) | Sullivan County | 19.4% | 9,292 | $52,317 | $836 |
| 60 | Smyrna | Rutherford County | 19.6% | 56,692 | $81,926 | $1,461 |
| 61 | Portland | Sumner County | 20.1% | 13,449 | $72,647 | $1,141 |
| 62 | Lebanon | Wilson County | 20.2% | 44,788 | $72,848 | $1,306 |
| 63 | McMinnville | Warren County | 20.4% | 13,844 | $47,179 | $791 |
| 64 | Spring Hill | Maury County | 20.5% | 55,765 | $112,013 | $1,844 |
| 65 | Pulaski | Giles County | 21.6% | 8,285 | $48,538 | $835 |
| 66 | Mount Juliet | Wilson County | 22.2% | 42,073 | $107,068 | $2,011 |
| 67 | Shelbyville | Bedford County | 22.6% | 24,661 | $55,073 | $1,056 |
| 68 | Columbia | Maury County | 23.1% | 45,441 | $63,719 | $1,197 |
| 69 | Hendersonville | Sumner County | 23.2% | 63,091 | $97,200 | $1,653 |
| 70 | Nolensville | Williamson County | 23.7% | 15,074 | $177,148 | $2,454 |
| 71 | Lewisburg | Marshall County | 26.2% | 12,861 | $48,341 | $872 |
| 72 | La Vergne | Rutherford County | 26.4% | 40,243 | $81,313 | $1,805 |
| 73 | Thompson's Station | Williamson County | 26.7% | 8,294 | $132,647 | $2,088 |
| 74 | Springfield | Robertson County | 27.9% | 19,255 | $59,465 | $1,139 |
| 75 | Dickson | Dickson County | 28.4% | 16,424 | $69,678 | $1,063 |
| 76 | Hartsville | Trousdale County | 31.0% | 11,957 | $72,747 | $853 |
| 77 | White House | Robertson County | 32.3% | 14,631 | $90,019 | $1,426 |
| 78 | Fairview | Williamson County | 34.5% | 10,009 | $91,131 | $1,301 |
| 79 | Oakland | Fayette County | 39.3% | 9,979 | $97,798 | $1,992 |
| 80 | Atoka | Tipton County | 41.0% | 10,385 | $89,663 | $1,237 |
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Chattanooga, with 4.4% (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in Tennessee by population.