Commuting in Fayette County, Tennessee: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Fayette County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Fayette County spend about 66 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 276 hours, about 11.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 48% more time on the road than the Tennessee average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 10.7 minutes.
Fayette County holds about 0.6% of Tennessee's population but accounts for roughly 0.9% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Fayette County would save about 110 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,417 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Fayette County
33.1 min
66.1 min
276 hrs/yr
$8,542
803
Tennessee
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,785
1,225
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
33.1
minutes to get to work in
Fayette County.
That's 48% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the 3 slowest counties in Tennessee
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 12.0% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Fayette County
Car:
85.5%
Worked at Home:
12.0%
Other:
1.6%
Walked:
0.7%
Public Transportation:
0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Fayette County: 3.4 times less than the Tennessee average (0.1% vs 0.4%).
Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Fayette County: 11.4 times less than the Tennessee average (0.0% vs 0.1%).
Biking is essentially absent in Fayette County, versus 0.1% in Tennessee.
Commute Mode Trends in Fayette County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Fayette County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Other
Walked
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
Taxi
Bicycle
2009
92.5%
3.2%
1.3%
2.5%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
93.8%
3.2%
1.1%
1.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
93.4%
3.4%
1.1%
1.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
94.3%
3.2%
0.7%
1.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
94.3%
3.1%
1.2%
1.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
95.2%
3.3%
0.7%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
94.9%
3.6%
0.7%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
94.8%
4.0%
0.7%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
93.7%
4.3%
1.4%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
94.1%
4.2%
1.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
93.7%
4.6%
1.1%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
91.4%
5.8%
2.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
89.5%
7.2%
2.4%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
88.6%
8.8%
1.8%
0.6%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
87.3%
9.8%
2.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
85.5%
12.0%
1.6%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2014 at 95.2%. Overall it fell from 92.5% in 2009 to 85.5% in 2024, down 7.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Fayette County: its share of workers rose from 3.2% in 2009 to 12.0% in 2024, up 8.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.5% to 0.7% of workers (down 1.8 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Fayette County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Fayette County?
The bars show when commuters in Fayette County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Tennessee for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMFayette County5.2%Tennessee5.8%
5.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMFayette County4.1%Tennessee4.4%
4.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMFayette County6.8%Tennessee5.5%
6.8%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMFayette County13.2%Tennessee9.9%
13.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMFayette County10.5%Tennessee10.1%
10.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMFayette County13.8%Tennessee14.7%
13.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMFayette County10.2%Tennessee11.5%
10.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMFayette County11.2%Tennessee10.1%
11.2%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMFayette County4.9%Tennessee4.5%
4.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMFayette County4.3%Tennessee5.7%
4.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMFayette County2.5%Tennessee2.5%
2.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMFayette County1.5%Tennessee1.2%
1.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMFayette County5.6%Tennessee6.8%
5.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMFayette County6.1%Tennessee7.4%
6.1%
Fayette CountyTennesseeSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Fayette County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.8% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.7% across Tennessee. Early starts are about as common as in Tennessee: 16.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.7% there. The morning rush looks much like Tennessee's: 45.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.0%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Fayette County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Fayette County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Fayette County next to Tennessee and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Fayette County
Tennessee
United States
2009
7:12 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:16 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:18 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:18 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:18 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:19 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:14 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:13 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:12 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:14 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:15 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:13 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:09 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:11 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:16 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:22 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Fayette County were on the road by 7:22 AM, 10 minutes later than in 2009 (7:12 AM). Across Tennessee, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Fayette County now leave 16 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Fayette County has moved 7 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Fayette County in the whole series.
How does Fayette County's commute time compare?
Metric
Fayette County
Tennessee
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
33.1 min
22.4 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
12.0%
12.9%
15.0%
Walked
0.7%
1.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.1%
0.4%
3.2%
The average commute time in Fayette County is 33.1 minutes, longer than the 22.4 minutes in Tennessee.
0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.4% in Tennessee. 0.7% commute by walking, lower than the 1.2% in Tennessee.
Fayette County, TN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Fayette County, TN is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 43,762 residents against a local median of 25,433. The measure that sets Fayette County, TN apart most is work from home: 12.0%, 105% above the local median of 5.8%.
The counties themselves spread 8.8% on work from home, so Fayette County, TN sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Fayette County, TN has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Fayette County, Tennessee.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Fayette County, Tennessee?
Commuters here spend an estimated 276 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $8,542 at a typical national wage. That's 48% more than the typical Tennessee commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Fayette County, Tennessee?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Fayette County, Tennessee. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Fayette County, Tennessee?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 0.4% in Tennessee, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
How do commute times compare across counties in Tennessee?
Among counties in Tennessee, the shortest average commutes are in Dyer County (15.9 min), Henry County (16.7 min), Obion County (17.1 min). The longest are in Cannon County (33.3 min), Union County (33.2 min), Fayette County (33.1 min).