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Humphreys County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Humphreys County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Humphreys County spend about 54 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 227 hours, about 9.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 22% more time on the road than the Tennessee average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 4.8 minutes.

Humphreys County holds about 0.3% of Tennessee's population and accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Humphreys County would save about 91 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,814 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)
Humphreys County 27.2 min 54.5 min 227 hrs/yr $7,034 463
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.

Commute Time Map: Tennessee Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Tennessee
  1. Dyer County (15.9 min)
  2. Henry County (16.7 min)
  3. Obion County (17.1 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Tennessee
  1. Cannon County (33.3 min)
  2. Union County (33.2 min)
  3. Fayette County (33.1 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Humphreys County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 27.2 minutes to get to work in Humphreys County. That's 21% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 6.3% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Humphreys County

  • Car: 91.5%
  • Worked at Home: 6.3%
  • Walked: 1.6%
  • Taxi: 0.3%
  • Other: 0.2%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Humphreys County, versus 0.0% in Tennessee.

Public transit is essentially absent in Humphreys County, versus 0.4% in Tennessee.

Biking is essentially absent in Humphreys County, versus 0.1% in Tennessee.

Commute Mode Trends in Humphreys County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Humphreys 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 Walked Taxi Other Public Transportation Motorcycle Bicycle
2009 97.6% 1.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 97.3% 1.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 96.3% 3.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2012 96.2% 3.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2013 95.6% 3.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
2014 95.2% 3.5% 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
2015 94.9% 3.8% 0.5% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
2016 96.8% 1.3% 0.6% 0.0% 0.6% 0.1% 0.2% 0.5%
2017 96.0% 1.8% 0.8% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.2% 0.5%
2018 96.1% 2.3% 0.8% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
2019 96.0% 2.8% 0.6% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
2020 95.1% 3.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2021 95.3% 3.8% 0.5% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 94.9% 3.7% 1.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 94.4% 3.6% 1.7% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 91.5% 6.3% 1.6% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 97.6% in 2009 to 91.5% in 2024, down 6.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 3 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Humphreys County: its share of workers rose from 1.7% in 2009 to 6.3% in 2024, up 4.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 3.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Commute Start Times in Humphreys County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Humphreys County?

The bars show when commuters in Humphreys 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
13.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
9.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
6.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
13.7%
6:30-6:59 AM
10.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
10.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
10.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
7.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
3.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
2.1%
10:00-10:59 AM
0.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
2.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
4.8%
4:00-11:59 PM
6.2%

Humphreys County Tennessee Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Humphreys County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 13.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.9% across Tennessee. Early starts are more common than in Tennessee: 29.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.7% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Tennessee: 37.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (15.8%) 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 Humphreys 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 Humphreys 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 Humphreys 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 Humphreys County Tennessee United States
2009 7:07 AM 7:30 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:05 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:08 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:07 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:01 AM 7:30 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:04 AM 7:30 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:05 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:02 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:08 AM 7:29 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:11 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:06 AM 7:28 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:06 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:08 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:05 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2023 6:55 AM 7:29 AM 7:38 AM
2024 6:50 AM 7:29 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Humphreys County were on the road by 6:50 AM, 17 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:07 AM). Across Tennessee, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Humphreys County now leave 48 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 Humphreys County has moved 15 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Humphreys County in the whole series.

How does Humphreys County's commute time compare?

Metric Humphreys County Tennessee US Average
Avg. Commute Time 27.2 min 22.4 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 6.3% 12.9% 15.0%
Walked 1.6% 1.2% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.4% 3.2%

The average commute time in Humphreys County is 27.2 minutes, longer than the 22.4 minutes in Tennessee.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.4% in Tennessee. 1.6% commute by walking, higher than the 1.2% in Tennessee.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Humphreys County, TN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Humphreys County, TN is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 19,214 residents against a local median of 16,006. The measure that sets Humphreys County, TN apart most is work from home: 6.3%, 29% below the local median of 8.9%.

The counties themselves spread 6.3% on work from home, so Humphreys County, TN sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Humphreys County, TN has the 4th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Humphreys County, TN 19,214 27.2 min #3/6 6.3% #4/6 6:50 AM #2/6
Houston County, TN 8,353 32.2 min 5.2% 6:42 AM
Benton County, TN 16,006 18.8 min 5.9% 7:18 AM
Hickman County, TN 25,436 32.1 min 8.9% 6:53 AM
Perry County, TN 8,697 23.5 min 10.3% 7:01 AM
Dickson County, TN 55,983 31.8 min 11.5% 6:56 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Humphreys County, Tennessee.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Humphreys County, Tennessee?

Commuters here spend an estimated 227 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,034 at a typical national wage. That's 22% more than the typical Tennessee commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Humphreys County, Tennessee?

Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Humphreys County, Tennessee. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Do people use public transit in Humphreys County, Tennessee?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.4% in Tennessee, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Which counties in Tennessee have the fastest and slowest commutes?

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).